Irving, TX We’re in Irving for the weekend. Berck picked up his boots and then immediately traded them for another size (which they fortunately had in stock). Now he’s taking care of some bank account housecleaning. We’re planning to head to Austin on Monday.
After driving a full tank of gas from West Memphis, AR to Ozark, AR, I was getting a bit sleepy. Joanna wanted to sit on the south side of the car which is quite a bit warmer than the pax seat. And she’s right, even my toes get cold on this side. Since there’s no sun shining on them on either side, I’m not sure why they don’t get so cold on the driver’s side. Since Joanna’s driving, I get to journal now. I think she’s better at it than I am, so it’s probably fortunate she’s been doing it…
Norman, OK We got an apartment! Even better news… Berck got his student pilot certificate! All around, today was a pretty productive day, I’d say. We got started off right with breakfast with the Wolfes, then headed straight for Airman Flight School at the airport. We got shown around and put in contact with Dr. Lynn, the physician who does medicals for everyone at the flight school. In fact, doing medicals for flight students is all Dr. Clyde Lynn does. He’s 84 and has an office in his son’s house’s ground floor. He’s a slight man with a white beard…
Norman, OK We made it to Norman, Oklahoma! But we’re leaving tomorrow. We’re staying with some good friends of my family, the Wolfes. They’ve welcomed us into their home, fed us, and even supplied us with a copy of the Oklahoma City area Apartment Guide, today’s Oklahoman newspaper, and a map of Norman. After researching apartments tonight, we’ll visit the applicable ones tomorrow. Then it’s off for Irving, TX (home, sweet home for Berck) tomorrow night … it’s only about a three hour drive from here.
Memphis, TN We spent last night in Memphis with Berck’s Aunt Robin. She fed us fillet minion from her boyfriend’s restaurant. Berck’s grandmother Ida took us to breakfast to Perkins for pancakes in the morning. Then we were off for Oklahoma. It got pretty cold overnight. I bought some long underwear back in north Georgia, but I couldn’t find any men’s for Berck. When we stopped for gas this morning, I told Berck to park next to the pump that was in the sunshine. Even so, there were still blue ice crystals clinging to the squeegee I used to clean…