Welcome Home, Kochenowers

Well here we are, almost a week and a half later no longer living in the stone ages...COX finally hooked up our cable and internet. I don't know if we could have survived just staring at each other another day and there's only so many places to explore around the area.

Now that we've been back in good ole Oklahoma, here are some of my observations and thoughts:

1. HOLY MOLY WIND! I have already been pummeled in the back by my car door, Brett's pool has blown away and I have fixed my hair a total of one day. Really, 20-30 mph every day?!?!
2. Heat...not sooo bad YET. Well until above mentioned wind blows like a furnace in your face.
3. Bugs, bugs, bugs and spiders and FLYS! It literally sounded like it was raining as we were driving the other night, nope not a drop of water, but plenty of bug guts all over the windshield.
4. RANCH BEANS!! They're everywhere and I LOVE IT!!! Welcome back into my life Mr. Ranch bean. Really northern states you must discover the delicious goodness of ranch beans. I really don't know how I even made a legitimate Taco Soup these past 4 years.
5. Super Center Wal-Mart....again are EVERYWHERE and once again I LOVE IT! I once had a grudge against Wal-Mart, but you know they really do have everything you need in one place which is really what you need when your favorite accessory is a 6 month old.
6. Oklahoma DMV....UGH! You must get some advice from other states on how to operate. Of the 3 states I have dealt with you are by far the most unorganized.
7. Did you know that Oklahoma is one of the highest states with uninsured motorists? Thank you uninsured motorists for making my insurance almost equal to what it was in downtown Chicago.
8. Big Hair and even bigger hearts. I forgot how big the women where their hair, I finally fit back in! Hey, in the words of Paula Dean, "The bigger the hair, the closer to Jesus." Also lots of mams and sirs flying around everywhere, with friendly faces on every corner....and everybody knows your name...

Well those are just a few of my observations in our first week. So far we've had a great time with family and friends and are very happy to be home.