Day 1 Morning

So there I was, in a Third World country neighborhood, with my shoes all, running quickly down the road on my toes. In the dream, this seemed to be an extremely rational thing to be doing. I got to the end of the cul-de-sac I was running down, and there was a house. I was being told in documentary style that in this country, traditional lawns are pointless because of the methods that they used to train for battle. The grass was short, and arranged in diamond shaped lines throughout the lawn. I was at the front of the house, and the family was there behind the opening that would have otherwise housed a front door. I was debating the merits of planting two Alberta Spruce trees when I faintly heard the alarm going off. Wearing earplugs, I slept extremely well last night. I got up and got about the business of the day. It was seven o'clock, and the day he looks full of possibilities. The storm prediction Center seems to indicate that we may have a very fun day today indeed. They are saying next Monday and Tuesday might be more than extremely fun. They are talking about a "high end severe threat". If that comes to pass, I may get my wish after all. And just extremely happy to be out here, and seeing all these books again makes it seem like no time at all has passed since the last time I saw them. Meeting Steve and Marie for the first time was a real treat. We had not all met before, but within moments we were like family again.

At eight o'clock, I tapped on Lloyd's door. We started to walk for a geo-cache before realizing that we would rather have breakfast. We walked a little bit more than a mile into town, crossing over a bridge, and ending up at Waffle House. There we either wonderful breakfast and were soon joined by Marie, who had done a brisk walk into town. We stayed there for quite some time enjoying a fine Oklahoma City morning, and then walked back to the hotel in a stiff southerly breeze. The sky is overcast this morning, but the wind is coming from the right direction, and you can definitely feel more moisture. I read packed everything, and waited for our meeting.