The
fam traveled to Texas this weekend to see Arkansas vs. Texas A&M. Since the Hogs won I have no complaints. Hope has been restored for the season ahead (I think).
The new Dallas Cowboy stadium is amazing. It is beautiful on the outside and the inside. There was a little drizzle on Saturday, so the dome was closed. All the seats are chair back, padded, and comfortable (or at least all the ones I could see). I don't think there are any bleacher seats anywhere. The jumbo screen is nearly 60 yards wide. I think it is the largest in the world of its kind and it truly is extraordinary. There was a little mishap with a Texas A&M fan. In the first quarter after one of A&M's touchdowns they panned the A&M crowd cheering. One fan was so excited that her tube top fell down while she was cheering on the jumbo screen. Can you imagine the horror and embarrassment of your breast being magnified and enlarged to about ten feet wide? Oops!
The A&M band was great. Yes, they are as good as they say and the Razorback fans gave them a much-deserved standing ovation. Their style is totally different than any other band I've seen. The formations that they march in are complicated: chevrons, reverse chevrons... all kinds of crazy stuff. They never stop marching back and forth and changing their formations. The A&M fans were great too. They were very loud and organized due to the all male yell-leaders. (They have no cheerleaders.) Each team was well represented, with A&M fans slightly outnumbering and out-yelling Hog fans.
I was also pleased to see this Felix Jones Dr. Pepper billboard which was inside the stadium. I was wondering if they put it up just for Razorback fans or if they always have it up.
Here are Chad and Erik, my brother, posing as Tom Landry in front of the statue outside.
You can see that the day was dreary & a bit wet by game time, though it started out sunny and warm.
Henry had a blast for his first authentic Halloween experience. We ate pizza at Erik and Karin's house, played with another Henry, went to a neighborhood party, played on a see-saw & swing set, ate chips, met a cute girl named Kara and chased her all over, and then went trick-or-treating.
I was also pleased to see this Felix Jones Dr. Pepper billboard which was inside the stadium. I was wondering if they put it up just for Razorback fans or if they always have it up.
Here are Chad and Erik, my brother, posing as Tom Landry in front of the statue outside.
You can see that the day was dreary & a bit wet by game time, though it started out sunny and warm.
