In Oceans Deep: Checked Oklahoma Off the List

This morning I slept in as late as I could, and that was only 9 am. I slowly dragged myself out of bed, just wanting to sit around and do nothing. I watched a couple of episodes of TV, thinking to myself that I would just take a nap right there on the couch and watch TV all day.

Then, out of nowhere, I suddenly had the impulse to just go do something, something I'd never done before. My show on Netflix ended and the "Continue Watching" button just stared at me on the TV screen. I was Googling things to do.

Slight rabbit trail (it is related, I promise). I have this goal on my bucket list. I want to visit all 50 states before I turn 50. But in order for it to count as me visiting it, I have to actually do something there. Driving from California to Arkansas, I crossed through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and finally arrived in my new home state. I stayed overnight in both Arizona and New Mexico, but just drove straight through Texas and Oklahoma, so I don't really count those as having visited them.

So, in my random urge to have an adventure today, I decided that I was going to check Oklahoma off of my bucket list. And that I did!

I quickly got ready and hopped in the car, put on GPS and some country music! An hour and a half later, I arrived in Grove, Oklahoma. I took fun backroads to get there (probably not the shortest route, but definitely fun!), didn't mind how long it took, and just enjoyed the scenery.

I even took the time to park on the side of the road and take a selfie with the Oklahoma state sign!

My final destination was the Har-Ber Village. It's a museum that shows what it was like to live in the 1800s and early 1900s. But, since I was hungry, of course I had to find a hole-in-the-wall place to stop and eat!

I chose the cafe at the entrance to the museum. It was tiny, and run by just a couple of people. It was called the Back Porch Cafe. Let me tell you, that was one darn good burger and some of the best sweet potato fries I've ever eaten!

They even gave me honey to dip my sweet potato fries in - it was DELICIOUS!

After eating, I drove over to the museum. Since I was in no hurry, I meandered around the entire village (the museum was set up like a village with pieces of history in each stop). The map consisted of 102 stops to make. I think I probably walked 2-3 miles just looking around the whole place. There were cabins set up like people in the 1800s lived, there was a dentist office, a post office, a school room, and even the gallows. There were exhibits showing vehicles used during that time, dishes and cookware used, common clothing items worn, and the list could go on and on! All in all, the trip was fun and adventurous! I spent a couple of hours wandering around, enjoying the history around me, and experiencing humidity like I never had before! It was fun to get out, check something off my bucket list, enjoy being outside (even though it was hot), and to do something I normally wouldn't do by myself!

Oklahoma. Check.