I have been thinking a lot about how crazy it was that we lived in Oklahoma for only 6 months, because I had been anticipating living there for a solid 3 years. I had SUCH mixed emotions when we moved. I had fallen in love with the state in such a short amount of time and enjoyed living in a small, rural town. Living in Oklahoma was like going back in time, in a good way. Seeing livestock for miles on the highway, we never got tired of saying "LOOK THERE ARE COWS!" while driving to church or to Fort Sill. The people we interacted with, both military and local civilians, were so easy going and accepting. There was no "keeping up with the Jones's" attitude really, it felt like a very close knit community over in Elgin. I enjoyed a break from teaching, since the previous two years were insane with Richard in residency and me teaching in 2017. Moving to Oklahoma was a fresh start, a breath of fresh air, and I had my hopes up of finally getting to rai...