Right after our return to Las Vegas from SoCal, Brady and I hopped on an early flight Thursday morning to Dallas. We had a stop in Albuquerque and that is when I began counting the BYU gear, every group that got on the plane had at least one shirt or hat. I think by the time we got to our hotel that night we had seen at least a hundred people dressed up.
Brady's brother Lonny and his wife, Lisa, came with us and it was so fun to hang out with them. After grabbing the rental car we headed to downtown Dallas to the JFK 6th floor museum. It was interesting to read and listen to all the news about his presidency and all the conspiracy theories about his death. After the tour we went across the street to stand at the "grassy knoll" and see the perspective off the crowds during the shooting. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed out to Arlington.
We were lucky enough to be there for the 6th game of the World Series against Dallas and St. Louis. Our hotel was just across the parking lot from the stadium and we wished the last 2 games would have been in Dallas. Instead, we asked around and decided to go to the 'OFFICAL' game party at one of the local pub/bars. We sat inside the restuarant but in the older section they had set up huge tents outside and had big screens set out and there were tons of people in there. We were seated right by the door, so it was freezing and we only made it to about the 5th inning, but it was some good BBQ. After we went back to the hotel and sat in the bar to watch the end of the game. Lets just say the employees were not to happy when things went south in the extra innings. However, it was fun being in a city with such excitement.
Friday was the day of the big game and we spent the morning at the mall doing some shopping and then eating at THE BEST mexican resturant I've ever been to, Pappacitas!!! I am still craving the fajitas and table side guacamole. We also celebrated Lisa's birthday with a divine chocolatie dessert.
Next up was the game. Brady wanted to get there early and we did. We lucked out and walked in with Cosmo and the cheerleaders. The Cowboy stadium was amazing and looked more like a fancy hotel in some spots than an arena. We walked around for awhile and took pictures before finding out seats. As Brady and I were walking down we ran into Robbie Boscoe, a former great BYU quarterback, so i got a quick picture. Brady's friend Jeff and his son Ethan also joined us for the game. It was great to see them and wished they could have stayed a little longer. We were all a little dissapointed in the outcome of the game, but I thought TCU was not a very nice host. Brady and I were glad when we found out St. Louis had won!!!!
Saturday we headed back to the stadium for a tour of the facilities. We got to see the press box, a private suite, the locker rooms, the Cowboy cheerleaders locker room (Brady's favorite), the bird's eye where Jerry Jones watches the game, and the highlight playing around on the field!!! It was so much fun to throw the football around and see how hard it is to see the ball with the lights and background distractions. Let's just say I burned off some major calories on that field!!!
The rest of the trip was full of eating some more and relaxing. Dallas sure was a fun trip and now that BYU plays all over I can't wait for our next away game, Hello Hawaii!!!!
I would also love to thank my mom for watching the kids and making sure they had fun. Ellie enjoyed a fabulous Halloween party thrown my an old high school friend's parents with Ryker and Aunt Kellie. Apparently she shook her booty like a crazy girl on the dance floor. They also spent time at the park and watching Will play football!!! Thanks again
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