Oh what a difference a year makes. This time last year I was living in a hotel room with my family (week 3 in a hotel mind you) in a tiny town without the familiarity of a single soul except for the 3 other Trew's living in the same room. I had convinced myself that this place could quite possibly be the worst place on the entire planet. (dramatic? NEVER! ;) ) The thought of starting over literally made me sick and there was nothing more that I wanted than to turn around and head right back east to Severna Park. On December 28, 2012 we drove into Oklahoma for the very first time. I was in our seriously awesome (?) minivan with my mom and a cranky cat and held no positivity whatsoever in my heart as I was dragged into the middle of nowhere. This sign meant that my life was really going to change. No more pretending. We were here...no going back...
But today (2014!!!) this sign does not drain the joy out of my heart nor does it make me sick to my stomach. This doesn't represent change and the unknown newness of my inevitable future, but it represents only 2 more hours of our drive left. (after 11 hours in the car up until this point, this is a good thing)
In the words of Rogers and Hammerstein:
We're only saying "You're doin' fine Oklahoma"Oklahoma O-K!
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