All my family is from Oklahoma so we had a family-reunion type cookout while there. I’ve never actually lived in Oklahoma since my father was a US Marine for 38 years, and Marine bases are near the water.

Here’s a picture of me, my father, and grandfather.

I also took a few moments to arrange my purchases from the cross-country trip in the “art niche.”

In addition to visiting with family, we found time for a chicken fried steak sandwich at Toby Keith’s restaurant in Oklahoma City:

and found time to purchase cowboy boots and a sweet hat, which although hard to see is made of straw and has both a cammo pattern and an American flag on the side:

The following night and morning saw us in Santa Fe, New Mexico.