What a great day. We have been looking forward to spending more time with Christopher & his fiance Rachael and the time finally arrived. It actually started last night when we meet them for dinner. We hadn't seen them since Christmas and it was so good being around them. They both seem really happy and make a great couple.
As we drove to the restaurant in a hard rain last night, the sky went completely dark. It happened as quickly as someone turning off a light switch. Light outside one minute and completely dark the next. This huge summer storm had classic mid-west lightning and thunder. Apparently storms get started in western Texas, roll across Oklahoma, and right into Arkansas without any significantly sized mountains to reduce their speed and fury.
It rained so hard most cars pulled off the highway at the exits and waited for the storm to abate. It finally started getting lighter outside however the rain nor the wind never really reduced its intensity.
Every Sunday, Christopher & Rachael drive about two hours from Tulsa to Bentonville where Christopher is in charge of the music ministries for a church that is just getting started. The new church is called Victory and is lead by Pastor John and his wife Ray Lynn; what a great couple. They look much too young to have three teenage daughters.
This picture is of Christopher & Rachael from our Deep Creek Lake vacation last August.
In any case, Christopher and Rachael decided to come over Saturday evening, have dinner with us, spend the night with Pastor John & Ray Lynn, and for us to meet them for church Sunday am.
As they drove from Tulsa we drove to Springdale to have dinner with them. We had a great meal and really enjoyed each other's company. Much, much too soon dinner was over and time for them to head to their pastor's house to spend the night.
This morning we attended church with them. It was a great service and a great sermon by Pastor John. As always, we enjoy seeing Christopher sing and play his guitar. Of course I'm biased however he really should release a CD; he has an awesome voice.
We had lunch at PF Changs and then quickly headed back to camp since we had to move the RV from the site down by the lake (beautiful view but no water connection) back up the hill (great wooded site with water & electric but no lake view). after getting everything re=positioned we took a drive around the lake. Well we drove about half way around the lake. Since its a US Army Corps of Engineers lake, much of the lake shore is owned by the government and does not have any houses or roads. Pleasant drive but you only see the lake from the road about 10% of the time.
Afterwards we had pizza and just hung out with Rachael and Christopher. So much fun. It's exciting to think they be getting married in only 13 days. We'll see them later this week when we drive over to Tulsa for the day.
Until later -- See Ya!
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