Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s Day Extravaganza Weekend Part 2
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| The Artificial Cloud |
June is my birthday month! And it’s our anniversary month!
This year my mom and grandmother kept the baby for a couple of days so my
husband and I could go on vacation. This is the second post about out trip
you can read the first post here: Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s DayExtravaganza Weekend Part 1.
Saturday morning we awoke in our hotel room, unreasonably
early. We didn’t need to be anywhere at a particular time and we could have
easily slept in. We had places to go but there was no rush. We didn’t hurry but
we were still ready early enough to go to breakfast instead of skip it. We make
an effort, on vacations, to go places we can’t go at home in Norman. We think
it’s a fun game.
We had a nice breakfast at Mimi’s. The food was good and
there was no waiting. Scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, and toast is one of my
favorite breakfasts. It’s our son’s favorite, too. I would go back there. Apparently,
there is one in Oklahoma City.
After breakfast we headed to our first destination.
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| TARDIS at The Center of the Universe |
Who knew The Center of the Universe was in Tulsa, OK?
Located on the Boston Ave pedestrian
overpass between 1st and Archer Street, The Center of the Universe is a fun
place to visit. On an early Sunday morning there are not very many people
about. The Doctor must have been there but we could only find the TARDIS.
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| Us at The Center of the Universe |
There was an older couple there, also visiting the site. And there were
some passersby that gave us some strange looks. The other couple was nice
enough to take a picture of my husband and I standing in the middle. There was
a lot of graffiti. We had hoped there would be a marker of some sort but we
didn’t find one.
When standing on the center spot you can make sounds or
speak and it will echo in your ears, but those outside of the circle cannot
hear the echo. It’s pretty neat.
The Artificial Cloud, a statue by Robert Haozous is right
next to The Center of the Universe. I think I read somewhere that is supposed to
be a commentary on something or other. Something along the lines that the
artist thought more people would take time to look at an artificial cloud than
a real one. Something like that. Maybe…
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| Murals in Tulsa |
On our way back to the car we walked by these buildings and
stopped to take some pictures. I’m sure we looked very touristy.
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| Woody Guthrie |
I’ve been a WoodyGuthrie fan since I was a kid. I love this!
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| The Philbrook |
Then it was time to go to the Philbrook. This is my favorite
museum. I’ve been here many times since childhood and I always like to go back.
It’s a beautiful mansion with incredible art and magnificent grounds. I
considered getting married here but it was way out of our price range. If you’ve
never been I recommend taking a day and visiting. It was my husband’s first
visit. He really enjoyed himself, too.
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| Globe |
I have always admired this globe. If I ever can afford it I would love to have a replica to hang in my own library.
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| The Garden |
It's nice to just walk around outside. It's better when it's not so hot but it's hard to find a day in the summer that's not hot and humid in Oklahoma.
We had a late lunch at P.F. Changs after I worked in a
little shopping at Pottery Barn Kids. David had never been to P.F. Changs and I
had only been once before. There is one in OKC but we’ve never been to that
one. Lunch was good. My husband still prefers to have Chinese at a buffet. It
was pretty pricy for what we were served. I remember it being much better years
ago.
After lunch it we hit the road to head back home and that’s
about the time storms started boiling up. It was a tense drive for a while. But
we made back safely. Just was we were getting into Oklahoma City I saw a sign
for the Outlet Mall. It was another place we had never visited. So we drove a
little out of our way and finished our afternoon shopping. We found some decent
deals on baby clothes but in general the prices were not what I would call
outlet mall prices. Most of the stuff we looked at was full retail price. We
probably will not head back that way.
Finally, we headed home. We were happy and pretty tired.
Luckily, we got one more shot as sleeping in and we did.
In all it was a wonderful Anniversary, Birthday, Father’s
day extravaganza.
Anyone have any travel ideas for our next trip?
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