Day 2

We made it to Oklahoma City safe and sound...though slightly delirious from the long travels. Ready to greet us bright and early was our good friend Joel Limpic, standing in front of his home. His home is located in the historical housing area of the city...and it is beautiful! Large trees towering over large homes and extended streets and sidewalks. It reminded us of the two streets in SLO that everyone loves (but no one could afford!) We loved walking the streets later in the afternoon and imagining what it was like in 1906 when many of the homes were first built. 

 

Joel had to head out mid-morning to Colorado but was an awesome host in a condensed amount of time. (and willingly opened up his home for us to crash!) We went to his favorite coffee digs, Coffee Slingers, and enjoyed the good stuff.

We then received a tour of the Oklahoma City Memorial. It was beautifully done. To think that was back in 1995...seems a lot more recent.

Our stomachs were talking to us at this point so Joel took us to have some Guatemalan breakfast. (Never heard of Guatemalan food? Neither had we!) We were joined by Joel's roommate, Joshon, and past SLO residents, Emery and her adorable (and talkative!) son, Ezra. It was great to eat and hang out with friends after our long drive.

Exhausted and now full-bellied, we crashed for 5 hours and awoke ready to explore and eat again! Chris and Emery had recommended going to the downtown location called Brick Town (yup, the buildings in that area are brick—go figure). We did just that! It was such a fun area.

Donna had to try some good ol' chicken fried steak for dinner. Yum!

We heard rumor that SLO was over 110 degrees today! Wow! It is great that we escaped before we melted there. (and we thought we would have harsh heat out here...just a little bit humid and in the 80s) We have really enjoyed the area here in Oklahoma City...but we have been here for an entire 14 hours. Time for some well-needed sleep and then we are off again! Tulsa here we come...