A Little Bit of Texas

We. Did. It. Yes, we finally, after 2 years of marriage, took the leap, and took a vacation away from our chaotic lives! You would think we would go to our beloved California, or our dream vacation to Boston...but we didn't. We went to Texas (it's okay if you gag, I had the same reaction at first). The truth is I have always ragged on Texas as my least favorite state, except for a few cities within. But we chose Texas, and turns out it, it was great choice!


Our epic journey began with the drive. The drive from NM to TX is usually quite boring, but we were coming in on the tail end of the huge storm that was washing Texas away...so it was anything but boring. We had sunshine, then clouds, then blackness, rain, HAIL, winds, and radio warnings for a lot of it. But, alas, we made it to San Antonio, where Bobby's best friend and soul mate, Eric Asel and his lovely wife (whom I adore) Amanda preside. We had so much fun staying in their A-mazing apartment, and eating at random places with them. I think I ate tacos for almost every meal in San Antonio, but totally worth it. We ate dinner in the yard of a house, posing as a restaurant. We even ate breakfast from a gas station (but before you say gross, let me explain). This is not an ordinary gas station, it had a mini grill in it where a spanish speaking only mexican lady made us amazing breakfast tacos. It gave Santa Fe Grill a run for it's money. After our meal we went to Six Flags, and I felt like a kid again. I'm pushing 30 this year, so I did notice some logical fears entering my mind at the highest points of some of those roller coasters, but we had a great time and the Mr. got his Slurpee Boot (we walked ALL over the park to find it). It was a blast! Our time in San Antonio was finished in the morning with Eric and Amanda at a great brunch. It was a much over due reunion, but we had places to go and people to see!


So on we go to Dallas, home of the work airport in the US (in my opinion). We found our way downtown to our swanky hotel, the Hyatt Downtown. It was pretty impressive, not to mention it was connected to the Reunion Tower, which was awesome. Our favorite thing was the black out curtains in the room, as we took a nice long nap as soon as we arrived! The fun continued with a Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox game (which Boston being our team, see above mentioned dream trip). The stadium, the seats, it was great! The Red Sox losing...not so great! But we didn't let it rain our parade, and continued our night on to an odd but amazing restaurant recommended to us by a stranger on Reddit. The place was called the Blind Butcher, and they served unique foods that tasted out of this world. We had duck poutine, fried pig ears, and a ratatouille tower! Sounds gross but my taste buds disagree! I would eat there everyday if I could. The next morning we rose, got some coffee and pastries, and hit the road for a grueling 9.5 hour drive in the hot son.


Texas you may have changed my mind about you.

         XOXO The Fricks