Tulsa Adventures Day 3

While I was at the Gypsy Cafe, I saw a piano. I miss having a piano at home so I asked one of the workers if I could play.
"As long as it ain't chop steaks or no fur elise go right on ahead"....obvi....

I began to play and felt like myself even deeper. No matter how much I love the simple life, I love art more. I called my brother to talk some facts about our trip abroad. We think Venice, Florence, Rome, then train on over to Spain for a two week trip.

I left the cafe to walk around a bit, feeling ancy since L just dropped me off at the Cafe while she went to work and it had been a few hours. Feeling a little bit like a hooker in my cowboy boot, highwaisted shorts and see-through red tank tucked in, I began to walk down the Highway towards downtown. I saw in the Distance PAC, the Performing Arts Center. A friend had commented on one of my instagram photos saying she was in a show in Tulsa, so I went in to see if it was hers. I sneak into the dark theater, go down the steps making sure no one is there, or see's me. I try a few theater looking doors. Locked. Then I hear a singing voice that has to be S's voice, I know that voice anywhere!!! The last door I try. Open! Sure enough my friend is playing the lead in Gypsy and is singing on stage while the tech crew improves the cues. I quietly sit in the back and watch for about an hour. I just love theater! I sneak backstage, meet all her super nice cast-mates and then creep into the wing and wave to her as she waits for her next appearance.  Once she's off stage we embrace- both saying, "What? this is so crazy!!" L calls and says she's outside, so I run off and wish her best of luck with the show!!

J, M, and L pick me up in the black PT cruiser and we go off to lunch at Sweet Lily's for some good southern cookin'! I'd been eating nothing but healthy since I'd got there....so it was about time to actually taste some home grown life! "When in Tulsa..." So I got fried catfish, with fried okra, sweet potatoes, mac n' cheese and banana pudding. L and I split it of course (so much food) with some pink lemonade, which I swear was only sugar and water...

I asked what we were doing tonight, and they said it was a surprise. And I LOVE surprises!!!! We start driving around and then see a house for sale for 16k...WHAT?!?! We pull over to go look at it. All four of us are really into flipping houses so we we're thinking about all of us going in on it. We get to the house and it wasn't in bad shape at all. Between the four of us we could all pitch in and fix it up. But once I learned how low we could charge for rent, $800, that split 4 ways was NOT worth the work the house needed, so I opted out. Don't get me wrong I'm all about passive income, but since I wouldn't be there often enough it didn't seem worth it. My ticket there and back was $500 alone...which wouldn't even equal my share of the property. But I think they still might buy it. Property is the best money investment I think. I'd rather have my money in a house than in a bank- any day.

We leave to go to my surprise. I think J just has to drop off some papers at his work till I'm handed headphones and we walk towards the plane!!! I start FREAKING out! I'm so excited and nervous and crazy!
"Wait what? No- Seriously? Ah Guys!! NO NO NO!! This is insane! You're flying us? Can you fly us? We're gunna die!"...I proceed this screaming as I slowly begin doing downward dog to upward dog on the cement floor,in my cowboy boots and shorts, as my friend crack up at my hysteria.

He checks all the different things on his list to make sure everything is in order. We all hop in. I ask" Is there a wait limit- like is this okay for all four of us to be in this little thing"
 L says, " That's why I asked you how much you weighed"...which was such a relief cause I thought she was just judging my appearance! haha
We take off so smoothly and glide into the air. Way smoother than a commercial plane. J talks in his intercom using pilot talk (so cool) and we soar over the lake. As we fly the sun is setting. Never have a seen a sunset from a better view.  This sunset beats the one I saw from the cliffs the day prior. We soar around for about an hour and a half. It's breath taking and peaceful. My mind is clear and calm.
We land. I'm so impressed by his skills and so thankful for my friends planning such an amazing experience for me! J and M only just met me and yet are treating me with such kindness. It was crazy fun!




After this we all go to Walmart to get some water shoes and Beer for our adventure the next day. Then we go over to J's friends house for a traditional college type kick back. With burgers and hot dogs, chips and beer, then of course a blazing fire pit in the back we begin to meet about 15 new people. There was one boy I had my eye on because his eyes were GORGEOUS and he had a pretty good sense of humor. We all chat and laugh around the table till some says- let's play what was it pong, ping pong, BEER PONG that's it. Eyes was on my team and we played against J and L. Eyes and I actually made a super good team. Side note: these people sport A LOT of high fives. Seriously, i was high fiving people the whole week, and ESPECIALLY at this party...so strange. Okay anyway. We get the death cup by him first getting a ball in then as J picks up the cup to drink it I get my ball in and Instantly win!! Then the rest of the guys come inside and we play a game of flip cup, 5 on 5. And my team wins again best out of 4 (oh yes with plenty of high fives).  I may or may not have gotten a little tipsy and ended up kissing Eyes all night. Who knows. And it may or may not have been in the backyard with the beautiful fire, tree's surrounding us, and a gorgeous starlit sky... Who knows? I don't kiss and tell...