Weekend With The Cowboys

Had alot of fun on our KIDS FREE trip to Dallas/Arlington Texas. Of course our main purpose of going there was to go to a Dallas Cowboys Football Game, but we got to do a few other fun things too. It was fun to get away, and even though I am only 23 weeks pregnant, I feel like an old lady and so we couldn't do all the things I would have liked to do, if I was not pregnant....like go to a country line dancing bar or go to Six Flags Magic Mt. or go in the hotel hot tub, etc. But we still made the most of it.

Thursday night we flew in pretty late...11:30 PM, got our rental car and went straight to the hotel. Luckily we had a great map that helped us all weekend with directions. We are use to small down Cache Valley, not all these different freeways. Confusing!

Then Friday, we slept in till 10 and then went downstairs to breakfast....Ok so don't most hotels come with a continental breakfast, right? So we eat...muffins, juice, a waffle, etc. Well then this lady brings us out a bill for $30. WHAT? I guess breakfast is not included in the room rate. RIP OFF. And this was the Hilton for heavens sake. So we did not eat in the lobby again. Not worth $30. Later that day, we headed over to the Pro Shop and the Cowboys Stadium. Matt was ready to check it out. The tours were all sold out till Monday, early morning. So we just looked around in the Pro Shop, then walked across the street to the Wal-Mart and bought all of our Dallas Stuff over there....t-shirts, hats, etc. Later that day, we hopped in our car and went and explored Downtown Dallas and Forth Worth...we went to the local malls around there, shopped a little, had some dinner at the local BBQ place and went back to the hotel. All I can say, is they have a million BBQ places around here and them TEXANS dont believe in plates. They eat off of sturdy placesmats. Weirdness, but it was good food....meat, corn, potato salad, coleslaw, pie, potatoes, etc.

Saturday, we slept in again....then we went and checked out a Swap Meet for a few hours in Grand Prairie. Matt was in heaven. It was all junk! Good thing we were not close to home and had to get on an airplane or he would have been there for hours, buying junk....tools, tires, t-shirts, shoes, car accessories, etc. and bringing it all home to clutter my house and his garage. Later that day, we went to a movie, ate out again, and went back to the hotel to relax for the night. Being pregnant and all the walking we were doing.... I was worn out. I hate feeling like I am 80 years old. You know you are getting old, when you crave going back to your hotel to watch TV and just vegg.

Then Sunday, of course was GAME DAY! So we slept in again, got ready and left our hotel around 11 AM. We headed over to the stadium and come to find out...anywhere to park and use the Cowboys Stadium parking lots was $80 and sold out. Can you believe that? So we found a bank parking lot that was charging $20 and so we parked there and had to walk a little distance, but not too bad. Then we headed over to the Wal-Mart for a few last minute things. And then we headed over to the stadium. They do not let the fans in until 2 hours before the game. I was laughing because Football is like a religion here. Everywhere you went....it was blue and cowboys gear and people were tailgating all morning and afternoon. So we walked around the stadium to find out gate to enter and we ended up running into the players...coming to the game. I guess they have to be there 2 hours before the game. So we got to see a few players...but it was crowded, so we did not get very good pics and no autographs. They arrive in their cars and they get them valet'd and people are all standing around trying to get signatures and pics, etc. Really neat. Then we got ready to go into the stadium....it was AMAZING! We walked around, took pics, ate some lunch, found our seats, and just watched the jumbo tron, the pre- game show and were just taking it all in. Pretty awesome! We got to see the cheerleaders, the game and everything on the jumbo tron. It was a great experience. I am not a huge football fan when it comes to watching games on TV, but in person, I love it. I was into the whole game, which is why I was so frustrated with ROMO their quarterback. HE LAGS! The game went by way too fast. It was so close until the very end. They always give it away in the end. FRUSTRATING. Matt was bummed they lost 34-27, but I think because it was such an awesome experience, he was OK with it. After the game, we went back to that same area to see the players come out. We got to see them again, but not many of them were giving autographs, after losing. I did get one autograph, SEAN LEE, not a starter player, but the cutest one I saw! Then after the whole DALLAS GAME DAY, we headed back to the car, went to another BBQ place for dinner, and then back to the hotel. Matt and I kept joking, that we both probably gained 2-3 lbs. from the trip, just from eating out too much. We were both food'd out by the end of the trip.

Monday, we woke up pretty early because we had that tour of the stadium at 8 AM. It was awesome. We got to see where all the rich people sit, all the nice bars, the suites people rent....we got to see where the owner Jerry Jones sits. We went into the Cheerleader Locker Room, the Cowboys Locker Room, and onto the field. It was a 2 hour tour and well worth the $25 per person. Fun to see. A $1.4 billion dollar stadium......and the jumbo tron is $40 million alone. Craziness! Then we had to go and return our rental car and catch a flight. Bummer that the trip was over, but we were both missing the kids. A long day of travel...but we got home around 5 PM and it was so good to see the kids. You could tell they were happy to see us too. And they liked all of our gifts. I think I just sat on the couch all night and gave them kisses and hugs and listened to all their stories. It was fun, but I am exhausted and need to rest from my vacation. So grateful for Winnan, Matt's mom and that she was able to babysit the kids. They did so well....no fighting and they both played mommy to Casen while we were gone. Such a relief that everything went well. I think we might have to make this an every year trip...

I was not super impressed with the scenery of Texas.....really flat, no mountains, no beaches, kinda boring....we had fun because of the Cowboys and the game and all that, but I would not care to return, unless we were going to a game.... But the stadium was so awesome. I would love to go to another game, and just stay for a shorter period of time. Loved it! And now we are back to reality, but I missed my kids, so I am glad to be back!