Holy cow did I have fun!

So this weekend was, like, a total blur and I loved every bit of it!
I'm sooooo glad that I went to OK w/ our youth choir. I had such a good time getting to know them those wackos better.
As you know from previous posts of mine, I am from New York and not upstate country New York, I am a Jewish (turned Christian)girl from Long Island. I spent a few years in the middle part of America and the last 13 months here in the NE corner of Texas otherwise known as Dallas. Dallas is not a small town by any means, and you know what they say, "everything is bigger in Texas". I have discovered that while Dallas may not be a 'coastal' city (ie: New York, LA, Chicago (it's on the Great Lakes) or any other major city I just can't quite put my finger on right now) the Dallas-ites are quite, um, how can I say... big city, I guess. They are very used to creature comforts (and then some!)they are quite high-tech, and most have the latest and greatest of whatever the newest thing might be. This remark is in no way intended to make fun of or offend any local that may come upon this 'musing' today; it is solely intended to make totally clear what happened to us this past weekend.
So, 3 15 passenger vans and one pickup truck hauling a small Endtime Ministries trailer made their way to a VERY small town in Oklahoma on Friday evening. We arrived around 7pm or a little after. It was COMPLETLY dark out there in the sticks. I saw more stars (in the sky) this weekend then I've EVER seen in my life! It really was beautiful. But I say that to show you just how dark. it. really. was. As we piled out of our vehicles we were met with a rather interesting ragamuffin looking group. Their talk and dress left me and the rest of our group quite speechless. We were like deer in headlights. Dumbfounded. Was this for real? It was like every hee haw character was being introduced to us. They warned us to stay away from the farm animals, to watch for 'cow patties', and to use the outhouses should nature come calling. OH. MY. GOD! I don't even like to use public facilities, let alone a port a potty! It wasn't too long that the whole hillbilly thing was revealed as a joke on us city slickers, (thank goodness!) We had work to do, so the kids played volleyball and roasted hotdogs over an open fire on wire hangers (?!?) C and I set up the sound equipment which took just about 2 hours, we had 5 speakers, 18 mics, 12 mic stands, 1 small sound mixer board, 1 large sound mixer board, a 100' long snake box, and about a mile in various other cables. Seriously, I was just about ready to call for the choir to do a sound check when I was told the whole thing would have to come down and be covered up or put away because there was a threat of frost. oh and we needed to do it quickly so that the boys could get out to the field to put up their tents. I just about cried. So we broke it all down and covered it up or carried it in so that we could do it all again in the morning. :oh joy:
Saturday went well, the kids sang wonderfully, and we were even able to take down the stage early b/c they needed the trailer for the hayride. All in all, it was one good trip. The bathroom situation bothered me quite a bit, but I was able to hold 'it' far longer than I ever thought was possible. It's a good thing I've never been pregnant.... I hear its a killer on your bladder!
Here is a pic of the red-neck drum stool that they set up for us! I really wanted the picture with the goats behind us but you can't see the stool as well in that one!