I <3 My Job!

Some more pics from OKC. I finally got my memorial pics developed today. I think the most disturbing part about it is that everything around it is still so normal. The memorial is simply a little piece of another world in the middle of the city. I have many more pics, and uploaded them all to a FaceBook album. I'll get around to posting them all somewhere else eventually.

On the way to Bricktown and the memorial. Hoopty, me and Mike


( In which it is blatantly obvious that we haven't slept in a week and a half )

( All five of us that went )

( The front of the memorial )

"We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."

( News Team 5 graffiti )

( The Survivor's Tree )

There are records of this tree dating back to the 20s. Even though the building to the right of the tree (and so to the right of the Murrah Federal building) sustained significant damage, the tree is still there and still alive. It's simply surreal.

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I just found out that the Leewood opening (a second Kansas City store...the other one is the "Speedway" store because it's near the racetrack) is in May. I reaaaaaaally need to tell Nick that I reaaaaaaaaaaally want to be on that opening. A lot of the trainers from OKC are going to be there, my roommate from the OKC opening, Cristina, is likely transferring there because it's closer to where she lives, and her bar manager, Brian, is going to be a manager there. *bounces* I would love to see them again!