One of the most interesting parts of this trip has been all the food. We eat so much, but that's because it's so GOOD!!!! Eufala OK definitely gets in the top 3 for the food award. The concert was on a Thursday night, and the pastor was worried about getting a crowd out there, so they hosted a fish fry. Anyone who has not attended a southern fish fry has no idea what this means. This means deep fried catfish. Hush puppies to die for. Oh my word.
Republic MO was a great experience too. The pastor's family hosted us for lunch after church. This included brisket and some of the best potatoes I remember eating. Certain other group members were calling them "Victorias." "Spud is eating Victorias." (This church also made big points with us from the mini golf outing, frisbee golf, and movie nights).
At the moment I actually can't decide who gets the third spot for best food to date. There has been so much of it. I mean, potlucks left and right, which some people would not be comfortable with, but I love because of the variety of home-cooked food you get at those things.
Sights that we've seen:
The 12 stations of the cross in Groom, Texas. This is the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere. We could see it when we were still 16 miles away. Besides the cross, there were statues of the 12 stations. Then there was the abortion memorial that could break your heart.
Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. Need I say any more?
St. Louis. First there was the arch, which is HUGE. Then we went to the cathedral. It was gorgeous. Now I'm definitely NOT very comfortable with ceremony and pomp in church, but the cathedral was still impressive, with statues everywhere and mosaics covering the ceilings and walls. We went to the art museum after that, which had a lot of exhibits that I wouldn't really consider to be art, but rather more historical. They were still cool to see.
We stayed at Caitlin's boyfriend's house one night and did a mini concert. And I learned how to play pool. That was interesting.
We are now in New York State. It's kind of funny, because we keep teasing Caitlin that we couldn't possibly be in New York because there are no sky scrapers anywhere. She threatens us just about every time we say that.
Well I think that's everything since my last post. It's been busy, but it's great so far. Great sights, great food, and great friends.
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