Maria was kind enough to share her experience as an OKC outsider, visiting for the first time:
As I sit here on Super Bowl Sunday waiting for my brie to finish baking (I know, brie and football don’t seem to mix, but it IS Connecticut after all), it occurred to me that the blog post I promised to write after my visit to OKC nearly a year ago never came to fruition.
So, here is my long overdue list of:
The Top Ten Things I Learned While Visiting Oklahoma City:
10. The price of cowboy boots is competitive with that of the latest pair of Christian Louboutins
9. Saddleries exist in the year 2012 (btw, MS Word sees saddlery and all of its variations as an error!)
8. Fried pickles are breaded, ranch dressing-dippable awesomeness
7. “Fixin’” has nothing to do with actually repairing anything
6. Dry heat still = F-‘ing hot!!
4. There is a National Banjo Museum and yes, it pays homage to both “The Rainbow Connection” and “Deliverance”
3. Viewing the OKC Memorial was one of the most moving moments in my life.
3. The best part about Route 66 is the song
2. The world’s greatest pickup line is, “I won 3 guns in a raffle last week”
And the Number One Thing I Learned While Visiting Oklahoma City:
When drinking beer at a nightclub, always keep it covered. Not so that someone won’t slip you a roofie, but so that a bull won’t kick mud into it
My name is Maria and I live on the Connecticut shoreline. I do not wear madras from Lilly Pulitzer and I do not use the word “summer” as a verb.
So, here is my long overdue list of:
The Top Ten Things I Learned While Visiting Oklahoma City:
10. The price of cowboy boots is competitive with that of the latest pair of Christian Louboutins
9. Saddleries exist in the year 2012 (btw, MS Word sees saddlery and all of its variations as an error!)
8. Fried pickles are breaded, ranch dressing-dippable awesomeness
7. “Fixin’” has nothing to do with actually repairing anything
6. Dry heat still = F-‘ing hot!!
4. There is a National Banjo Museum and yes, it pays homage to both “The Rainbow Connection” and “Deliverance”
3. Viewing the OKC Memorial was one of the most moving moments in my life.
3. The best part about Route 66 is the song
2. The world’s greatest pickup line is, “I won 3 guns in a raffle last week”
And the Number One Thing I Learned While Visiting Oklahoma City:
When drinking beer at a nightclub, always keep it covered. Not so that someone won’t slip you a roofie, but so that a bull won’t kick mud into it
My name is Maria and I live on the Connecticut shoreline. I do not wear madras from Lilly Pulitzer and I do not use the word “summer” as a verb.