My trip to Tulsa. Part 1

On Friday, I left for a one-night-getaway to the great city of Tulsa. As I drove away I was SO excited to meet my two beautiful cousins for a day and a half of shopping, talking, eating, sleeping (important when you have 3 young kids!), and of course playing Nertz! I was SO excited, in fact, that I didn't even take time out to drive through the ATM. Oh well, I thought, I'm probably OK, I mean, everybody takes a card now. Right? So, off I drove.

Remember that.

As I was driving, and singing at the Top of my Lungs to Adult music, I thought...

How long has it been since I did this? How long since I hit the road by myself, for a trip...Well...No, surely not...Really?

The answer to my own question was...

NEVER!

It's embarrasing to admit, but after a phone call to my hubby to confirm my fear, I realized it was true! I had never in my life been further than 40 miles by myself.

Oh my.

I'm 30 years old.

That's just Sad.

Don't get me wrong, I've traveled a lot. It's just always been with other people. My parents, my church youth group, high school friends, college friends, my hubby, or my kids.

Never by myself.

I did finally remember that I did drive from St. Louis to Kentucky by myself one time...but I was part of a caravan of cars and a moving truck (that got in the middle of a funeral procession by accident, I'll blog about that some other time!) But I don't really think that counts, as I was a part of a Caravan.

Goodness! Anyway, so now I was even more excited, seeing as this was my first trip Alone, and off I drove to (sing it with me...) Oklahoma!

As I crossed the state line, I got a little shiver of excitement, I had a big silly grin on my face, and I was happily talking away on my cell phone to my dear sister-in-law, and then I saw it...

a sign...

No, not that kind of sign, a Real sign, that read...

Pay Toll Ahead.

My smile dissapeared as I remembered...

I have No Cash...

to be continued...