Texas-Oklahoma Whirlwind Weekend

Around these parts, when the words Texas and Oklahoma appear in the same phrase it usually has to do with football and the big Texas/OU rivalry. This time, though, it was almost 900 miles of travel from Friday to Sunday as we headed north of the Red River for our grandson's high school graduation. 

Naturally, the commencement speeches were different this year. The last few months of school had been virtual. There was no prom, no senior picnic or any of the other events that most seniors take for granted. Yet the kids still had lots of memories to share.

While the trip was long in terms of miles, I always enjoy the views. South-central Oklahoma is beautiful country. Lots of rolling hills and some gorgeous horse ranches.

The Arbuckle Wilderness is always a nice change of scenery. 

 They call these the Arbuckle Mountains, though the term "mountain" is relative. They're only 1440 ft high.

However, they are significant in that they date back 1.4 billion years. The Precambrian Era granite rocks were later overlain with rhyolites during the Cambrian Period.

Yeah, that's kind of over my head, too, so I'll just enjoy the view.

Between Friday and Saturday, we visited four out of our five kiddos and saw all but one of our grandkids. And we only missed him because he's in basic training in Georgia right now. One did follow us home, though. 

When we visited our youngest daughter, Big Daddy had a special treat for her little one.

And me thinks she was pretty happy about it.

How was your weekend?

Award-winning author Mindy Obenhaus is passionate about touching readers with Biblical truths in an entertaining, and sometimes adventurous, manner. She lives on a ranch in Texas with her husband, one sassy pup, countless cattle, deer and the occasional coyote, mountain lion or snake. When she's not writing, she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, cooking and watching copious amounts of the Hallmark Channel. Learn more at mindyobenhaus.com