Pink lemonade, shiny cars, and a slice of heaven

If you had told me last week that I'd be sipping pink lemonade sold by future Shark Tank stars, fangirling over quilts, and eating the best pecan pie of my life (apologies to the Midwest hometown bakery scene), I would have asked if you were feeling alright.

This past weekend, I had the honor-and the pure joy-of covering Odessa's Spring Fling celebrations. And let me tell you: for a small town over a thousand miles from where I grew up, Odessa sure knows how to make a wandering Midwesterner feel right at home.

I rolled into town Saturday morning just as the annual car show was hitting its full...