howdy ya'll!

ahhh Oklahoma....
FINALLY made it. Tomorrow marks one week I've been in Indian Country. So far the only downfalls are the fact that I have no furniture (yet), my family & friends live 1000 miles away, aaand I've had 2 nightmares waking up to black widows in my bed. Although, things are progressing slowly I started my FIRST real job as a Medical Technologist on Friday :), so far haven't done too much.  It's great because I have the chance to meet everyone in the other departments at the clinic- physicians, pharmacists, dentist, psychologist, business admins etc etc. I love hearing how everyone came to work in the little town of Wewoka and I continually hear that once I'm here I ain't never wanna leave! Lots n lots of paperwork, online training tutorials, oh and did I mention paperwork? I got electronically fingerprinted my first day (pretty sweet), and then I had to scan my index finger and see if I was a match. Whattyaknow I was!  Oklahoman's sure are sweet people, so far my first impression of the state is that everyone is too dang nice! Probly shouldn't get too ahead of myself cuz before ya know it I'll be biting my tongue. I've met a few local people here and there... a wonderful southern boy who's accent is just somethin else! I'm starting to "think" in a southern accent too. Is that even possible? Apparently there are select words I/we say up north in "Wiscaansin" that are prettttty strange. I'll try to keep a list of em when I remember so far I have:
-houses
-ya know
-roof/room said as ruff and rum
-pop
-cops
-mountain/curtain/button
-coffee
-pecan
-bags
-yo

Southern words/sayings:
-ya'll
-awful purtty
-darlin
-honey said as hunnay
-fixin to
-git with ya
-bless your heart
-good lord!!

I honestly haven't met anyone here that doesn't have an accent down here. People pick up on mine pretty much right away :) And as soon as I tell them where I'm from they immediately shiver and ask how I survive the cold. We had an ice storm here on Tuesday, everything was closed down...schools, businesses, 2 cars near my apt were in the ditch. I waited til it warmed up a bit before I ventured out, kinda felt like I was back home again. I sure showed them Okie's how you drive in a "winter storm"!! One thing I did learn today...do NOT go to Walmart on a Saturday afternoon in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Everyone and their cousin, dog, and great grandma were there. I honestly don't know how they didn't run outta food! Yep, never doing that again. Good thing I wasn't in a hurry. People sure take their sweet ole time at the checkout line, no problem with that but had I needed to be somewhere it might have pushed my buttons a little bit! Anyway, there's my first update on Okieland. LOTS more to come :)