The Day Lubbock Rolled Through

Living in West Texas you get pretty used to the wind, although if you are human, you begin to hate it. You spend time to do your hair every morning just to find that the very moment you step outside it blows your part the wrong way, all your hair goes across your face in a tangled mess and you better hope you forgot your lip gloss that morning--yet, we do this every morning? Of course we do! I don't know why, but I think it comes from deep down within us always secretly hoping that today, of all days, maybe the wind will blow with my part. It's a far stretch, but thankfully it's windy for everyone so when you walk into wal-mart, everyone looks slightly disheveled.

I don't think even a full bottle of the strongest hairspray could have done the trick yesterday. Most days, the wind averages about 15-20mph, but on windy days, the wind gets around 60-70 mph and you better hope you have some fashionable eye protection. That's borderline tropical storm, just without the rain! One of the great things about west Texas is the cotton fields. I bet you didn't know it, but Texas is the one of the biggest suppliers of cotton to the world. What happens every fall when the farmers harvest their crop? The fields are left covered in loose red dirt. So put the two together, wind and dirt, and now we have a dust storm! It's such a weird feeling to look to the horizon and see this massive red, hazy cloud headed your direction, and within 30 minutes, you're standing in it.

I think the worst thing about the dust storm is the fact that if you open your mouth even the slightest bit while you're outside, you better believe you will be feeling the grit in your teeth for hours. Another thing that gets me is the dirt that finds it's home in your hair. It makes you look like you haven't washed or brushed you hair in 2 days. Very professional looking! I will say this however, I don't think I will ever understand the people who have been here for years that are still asking if this is a dust storm. I say let's throw them outside and let them figure it out for themselves!

The dust really began to settle down about 6:30 or so last night and Brandon and Kirk began working on the boat. They got the motor running around 8:00 so of course we had to take it for a ride in the lake! At about 8:30 we were putting it in and getting it going. It runs pretty well and is decently fast for a 1975 bass boat! We drove it around the lake for about 20-30 minutes watching C-130s fly over us to land at the airport until we almost couldn't see anything anymore. A good way to close a hectic day--a nice, smooth, quiet ride on an empty lake. Oh yeah, and Bridger liked it too!

This weekend we're headed to Graham to see the Jameson family, maybe I'll post some pictures after that!

Happy Easter everyone!