We spent a fantastic Christmas with Brian's family in Broken Arrow this year, despite all the trouble it took to get there! Our flight was cancelled on Christmas Eve due to snow in OK (of all places!) and we had to drive instead- for the second year in a row!
We got a late start driving on Thursday afternoon and ended up having to stop and stay the night in Wichita, KS due to road closures in OK. We had our first Christmas Eve dinner as a married couple at the ONLY place open in Salina, KS... Russel's Diner. Straight from 1975. Since Oklahoma never gets snow... no one knows what to do!! They barely plowed the roads, everything shuts down, and you can not find a road condition report to save your life. (Trust me... we checked/called everything!)
Brian (to the Hwy State Patroler): Is Hwy 412 open this morning?
Hwy Patroler (in the most redneck voice you can imagine): Sir, it is slick and hazardous. You should not be driving!
Brian: I understand...but, is the Hwy OPEN?
Hwy Patroler: Sir, it is slick and hazardous.
(Repeat about 2 more times before we eventually hang up)
Luckily, the skies were clear and the roads weren't too bad, and we made it to Broken Arrow on Christmas afternoon.
We spent most of the week just hanging out at Brians parents house...opening presents, sledding (which deserves a post all its own), getting addicted to LOST, and playing with our nephew, Ethan. Here are some pics of our Christmas in Oklahoma!
Sweet baby Ethan!!
Playing Rock Band
The entire Beam family! (and Brent)
The Shawnees
If you can't tell... we spent a lot of time around the baby!
All the kids with Mimi and Papa
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