Last day in Tulsa

Trinity Episcopal Church where Grandma was baptized and confirmed

It pretty much speaks for itself

Boston Street Methodist Church in Downtown Tulsa. Cody said its spire could pass as the the third tower in Lord of the Rings (we didn't take this picture)

Taken outside the Gilcreast Museum

On Sunday morning, Grandma decided to order us room service before we went to church. They said to give them at least 45 minutes, so we waited...and waited...and waited, but it did not come. Finally Cody called to see if something was wrong, and they said that our order had been misplaced and only found in the last few minutes. They were sorry and told us to come downstairs to a free breakfast in the restaurant! The meal was great, and we were so excited to be treated to a free meal. (Cody and Katie are still such college students.)

We went to church at Trinity Episcopal in down town where Grandma was confirmed and baptized.  It had beautiful architecture and great stain glass windows. A man pointed out that one of the windows is a reminder of world war two will Hitler and other Axis leaders faces in the stain glass. We found this very strange.  Cody and Katie are not fans of chanting... Grandma said she is definitely more of a Baptist now.  Many people were dressed up for church, but some came in wearing shorts and t-shirts which surprised Grandma a lot. After the service a man stopped us and said he knew the Deck family which was great for Grandma to have a connection in her church.

After church we went to Gilcrease which is a Western musieum put together by Mr. Thomas Gilcrease. There were tons of exibits of american artists through the years.  We ate in a restaurant in the museum which was serving Sunday Brunch.

That evening we went to dinner with Aunt Carolyn and Kirk at Goldies for hamburgers. After dinner we went over to Aunt Carolyn's house to visit for a while.  It is so much fun to listen to the sisters talk and share their lives, pictures, and stories.  Aunt Carolyn knows all the details, names and dates so well. Grandma says that was always her strength.  It was sad and hard to say goodbye because none of us knows the next time we will see them again.  Grandma and Katie are fully invested in their books and read awhile in the hotel. Katie finished Water for Elephants last night, and Grandma is close to finishing The Confession by John Grisham. (It is really intense right now).  Cody is working on tying new knots from his knot book when he gets the chance. He finished a really cool ring of coins knot he has been working on for a while.

We will blog on time tonight for today. It has been an interesting afternoon...