Texans Game

Apparently last weekend was our "Houston Sporting Events Weekend." Because of my crazy fall work and play schedule, Sunday was my first Texans game of the season. My parents have season tickets and are always willing to share. Johnny has been to THREE games this season with their tickets. Now we all know who the favorite is. 

View from the seats. 

Kickoff! 

What a bummer game. When we were down 21-0, I thought to myself, "This is the game I get to go to?" Oh well. Even when we lose, pro football games are always fun. Looking forward to the playoffs! 

Texas Tech vs Baylor

This weekend, we headed to Dallas for the Texas Tech vs Baylor football game. It was held at the new Cowboy Stadium. Johnny had been before for a tour of the stadium and it was my first time. We had a blast! 


I worked Friday night so we hit the road as soon as I got home. Luckily, I slept the whole time while Johnny and his friend did the driving. We got to Dallas around noon and went to set up the tailgate. It. Was. Cold. The actual temperature was fine, but the crazy wind was just too much. The Tech people were used to it from their days in Lubbock, but I spent my college years warm and cozy in Austin.

Luckily, I had my blanket from the car ride up to keep me warm.

Cowboy Stadium was so HUGE and great. I had a really good time. There were about 20 of us sitting together so we were probably not our neighbor's favorite. We were told that because it was a Baylor home game, alcohol wouldn't be served. I thought that didn't sound right.

My only dislike was that they played the bands over the sound system. That is kind of the point of college bands, ya know? To be able to hear them on your own. 

Soooo, the game didn't turn out exactly how Johnny had hoped. Here is a glimpse of his misery. 

Thanks for the free hat, State Farm!

I love neutral-venue games! I am sure there are tons more in the future thanks to Mr. Jones!

UT/Tech Weekend

This weekend we participated in two of my favorite activities: 1) Taking a trip to Austin, and 2) Going to a college football game! Remember this from last year? It's crazy to think of what this past year has brought us and where we will be in a year from now. I like to think we can mark our lives in college football seasons.

Warning: I still don't have a new camera so that explains why I have I have so few pics and why the ones I do have are of less quality. This was also my first attempt at the iPhone app Instagram. Here we go!

Friday evening, we arrived in Austin and got ready for the evening. We met 10 friends at a fun, nicer Mexican restaurant in downtown, Manuel's. After dinner we met up with even more friends at some bars downtown. We slipped out right before closing time to grab a cab back to the hotel.

Saturday morning, we woke up at 7AM (ugh) to begin our day. The game started at 11AM so we needed to get busy fast. We had lots of Mimosas and Bloody Marys on our to-do list!

After getting a ride with some strangers to the game, we made it for all of the pre-game festivities.

Cheering on the teams!

It was a beautiful day and we had a blast cheering on our alumni. BUT, the good ole 'Horns won so I was happy!

After the game, we made our way by pedicab to Scholz's Beer Garden for some drinks and snacks. 

We decided we needed a nap after the mere 4 hours of sleep and rough morning we had. We headed back to the hotel for a nap... and never left again. We all woke up, ordered room service, and finished the night with lots of football on TV. It was glorious. 

Sunday morning we met a big group for brunch at Second. It was delish! We had a super fun weekend of football and friends. 2 of the best things in life!

Things of the Fall: Lubbock

The boy, Johnny, and I took a trip to Lubbock to watch the UT/Tech game in September. That was back when we actually thought UT had a chance to be good... big mistake. Anywho, we met up with a bunch of his friends and had a blast! We started the weekend staying with his sister Natalie, her husband Kyle, and their two children Zachary and Avery. They are such a great family! I am glad we were able to spend time with them over the weekend. 


Next, we headed to Chimy's. Chimy's is the go-to bar in Lubbock and when speaking of it, you are required to say "Chimy's doooooood (dude)" in an "I'm such a cool frat member" voice.

We later went to dinner with friends and out to the other obligatory Tech bars. Warning: The city of Lubbock has no cabs. We flew in so we didn't have a car. We were lucky enough to bum rides off of people and steal a spot in the one licensed cab the city has to offer. I'm 98% sure the cabbie was fired due to turning off his radio after the pirating. See Cricket's below: (Thanks for the dress Charlotte!)

We woke up the morning of the game and headed to tailgate. It was so fun to run into Fort Worth friends Jennifer and Emily! 

Johnny and his #1 lover Andrew ended up in more pics than me...

The stadium was so pretty and the weather was beautiful! (Don't tell Johnny I said that)

Our bet for the game was that the losing fan has to pay the way to the game next year. Johnny has already said that it was actually the winning fan so I'm going to have to pull out the tape recorder I have constantly going to prove him wrong. 

At least I was able to be excited about one game! Here's to next year: hook 'em!