Deep in the Heart of Texas

Last weekend my dad and I flew to Dallas and watched BYU beat OU at the new Dallas stadium-it was awesome. Let me tell you all about it.

We drove 2 1/2 hours to Spokane before we even got on the airplane, but we saved $100 on tickets so I guess it was worth it. We took Frontier, and now I love Frontier! They had little TVs in each seat like you get on big or international flights, and to further add to my delight the complimentary beverage service was made up of Pepsi products. Instead of forcing barqs or sprite or coke down my gullet, it seemed as if I were at Mt. Olympus drinking the nectar of the Gods with Zeus himself. I felt like echoing the immortal words of Jimmy Page, "Valhalla I am coming."

We had a layover in Denver and went to a Mexican restaurant where I received by far the worst service from the waitstaff that I have ever received. We had to seat ourselves and get our own menus. Our water was never refilled and the waitstaff stood in the corner and chatted noisily most of the time while we were staring at them waiting for our menus, water, food, check, and change. My dad gave them a 50 cent tip, and he way over tipped. After the food fiasco we found our gate, scanned the crowd waiting for the flight, and immediately saw a bunch of BYU fans from Salt Lake there on a layover on their way to the game (there were dozens of us).

Once we got to Dallas we met my uncle and cousins who drove out from Missouri, and drove down to Waco to stay with another cousin. Little did we know that he had just moved into the place and had no furniture. He did have 2 bowls, 2 spoons, 3 cups, milk, cereal, bread, peanut butter, and a can of chili. The next morning we ate breakfast at Denny's and a Texas fan sitting near us cheered us on to victory (University of Texas fans hate OU and visa versa).

We finally got to the stadium, parked 1/2 mile away, and started looking for scalpers (as my cousin from Waco was supposed to buy tickets thought scalping was a better idea). Anyway, we got in with great seats in the BYU cheering section and had a good time. The a/c was on (but it was still hot in there) and the replay screen was amazing. Stretching 60 yrds on either side of the field, it gave one a great look at the action going on below. As most of you know, the game (though sloppy at times) was one heart pounding moment after another. After the game we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner and a full recap of the day's events. What a great time!