3~Home

Today, I'm thankful for home.

And by "home," I really mean Midwest City, where I grew up and lived the first 22 years of my life!  We moved three times, but always lived within a 1-2 mile radius of my dad's State Farm office.  CHA and Rose State College were both only a 10-15 minute drive from our house. =)

I had my good camera with me today and had some time before Mom got back from Rachael's, so I drove around and took a few pictures...

9121 is the house where I grew up.  I loved it!

Soooo many memories here from 1993-2008!!

This was the Primo's house.  And the awesome red tree in our front yard.

 =)

The famous 3-story house in our old neighborhood.

The church parking lot where Rach and I learned to drive with Grandad. 

The golf course where I tried to learn golf with Dad! lol

Regional Park, where Grandad used to take us to play and swing.  (And Joe Barnes was our neighbor at 9121).

Crest grocery store, where Mom would take us to buy toilet paper after midnight to go TP the boys! lol

Dad's Office, where Rach and I used to play Little House on the Prairie, and where we would spend hours folding birthday letters together. :)

304 Three Oaks Drive (the house is mostly obscured by the out-of-control landscaping).  But I used to love climbing that front yard tree! :)  And playing baseball with Grandad in the front yard.

Douglas Blvd. = the central main street between the three houses.

Just a street corner that I picture when I think of MWC.

Where we would've gone to school if we hadn't been at CHA.

A lot has changed, but so much around town has stayed the same, and it makes me happy to see that.  (It also makes me happy that the Midwest City LifeChurch meets where the slowly decaying Heritage Park Mall used to be.)  :)

Aww, memories of the HP Chick-Fil-A!

"There are places I'll remember all my life, though some have changed..."

In a year full of transition, (including a lot of good new things), today I feel very thankful and nostalgic for the places that remain the same.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!! =)

Here's part of T-man's performance at last year's Thanksgiving lunch: