Oklahoma!

Folks.

Last night, my sister swooned me.

Oh, yes.

She done swooned me.

About a week ago, she informed me that the play Oklahoma! would be coming to wherever-it-is-we-dwell, and implored me to join her.

Well . . . it is a lot of work for me to make a trip into town. 

 I have to shower, find some decent clothes, pack snacks and other safety rations, put on my pearls, and curl my hair.

And then I have to wait for my husband to empty the deceased mouse out of the mouse trap in the trunk.

What's that?  You've never had a bunch of mice living in your trunk?

You are missing out, my friends.

You are missing out.

So . . . I weighed all the pros and cons and decided that YES!, I shall go to Oklahoma! with my sister.

Because, dear readers, Oklahoma! is awesome.

So much so, that when you type Oklahoma! you must put an exclamation point at the end, regardless of whether or not you are at the end of an exciting sentence, just to emphasize its awesomeness.

Oklahoma!

My sister and I grew up watching movies such as Oklahoma! and The Music Man on account of my ma who likes this sort of thing.

This movie . . . these songs . . . they are in our blood.

So, naturally, my sister and I must get ourselves to see this play.

First off, my sister buys me a Starbucks.

Clearly this excites us.

Then . . . she gives me a Starbucks giftcard!

Just for kicks and grins!

Do you see what I mean about the swooning thing?

We arrive at the play.

Now.
We do not live in Oklahoma, so this play is uber fun for us.

No.  I will not tell you where I live, but from past clues, you can be certain I do not live in Georgia, nor do I live in Oklahoma.

I have my fingers crossed for Hawaii.

My sister was uber impressed with the lights.

It made her feel special.

She was also diggin' the fabric on the chairs and felt they were pretty stylish.

I was just excited to be in a town of more than 300 people where things like Starbucks, Target, and street lights exist.

The play started and we enjoyed it thoroughly.

Dear Pioneer Woman who does, in fact live in Oklahoma!,

This is the closest I have ever come to seeing these chaps you speak so fondly of:

Lest any of you are confused, The Pioneer Woman knoweth not that I exist.

Dear Readers!

Let us have a little Oklahoma! trivia game, shall we?

Answer as many or as little questions as you can.

The winner will get the satisfaction of being a winner.

1.   Fill in the blanks:

Pore Jud is Daid a candle lights his haid!
He's lookin' oh so purty and so nice
He looks like he's asleep,
It's a shame that he won't ________
But it's summer and we're running out of ________.

2.  Who said it?

"You can't go around kissing every boy that asks ya!"

3.  Translate the following words to modern English:

yeller=

feller=

winder=

Good job, class.  Good job.

It was a grand and glorious evening and at the end of the night, me and the mice drove back home to Ruralville.

I almost hit two deer on the way home.

And when I arrived at the homestead, my dashing husband came out to set a fresh trap for the little varmints.

This is my glamorous life.

Don't be hatin.'

Jealousy does not become you.

Later dudes!