Snowstorm
A week after Thanksgiving (which was almost 80 degrees out) we had a terrible snowstorm. My work was canceled on Thursday and many didn't brave the elements Friday either. The two lower pictures are while it was still snowing. The others are Friday's aftermath. The wind blew so hard there were several foot drifts and due to the amount it snowed and wind velocity, it was declared a blizzard. For a state with little to no snow removing equipment, something like this is disastrous.

Oklahoma City Memorial
The bombing of the Murrah Building on April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City is one of our nations greatest tradgedies. 168 empty bronze chairs sit in the middle of a field (19 smaller children's chairs) honoring and remembering the victims of the tradgedy. From the photo we can see the black wall opposite us. There are two black walls with the numbers 9:01 and 9:03 on it, the earlier time representing before the bombing and the latter representing when the dust settled and the world was changed forever. The reflecting pool in the middle is only a few inches deep. It is a very somber experience no matter how many times you have been there, but along with the sadness it fills you with a desire to end terrorism.

Witchita Mountains in....Oklahoma
Mountains in Oklahoma? I think so. It was a fun day with Matthew (Jonathan's brother) and Krista (Matthew's girlfriend). They came to visit for Thanksgiving. We hiked around a gorge and almost had to swim back because we only at the last minute found a place to cross back over the river. We also went up on Mt. Scott and took pictures. You can drive up it.

Birthday
We went to the Haskews house for a little birthday celebration for Abby, their little girl. She's 3. It was fun and we met new people.

Chicago...my kind of Town
I went to Chicago for a trade show just before Halloween. It was awesome! I had been there only once before. This time I took advantage of the opportunity and walked down Michigan Ave. in the morning before most people were awake. We went up in the Hancock building the night before. You could feel the wind blowing. I stayed right by the Wrigley building.

Chicago from the Hancock Building.