Yesterday we took a lazy day at the park. hiked and visited the Penn Farm which is right on the property.
Today we cleaned out the freezer and refrigerator as we will be shutting down the RV until next Wednesday. We leave tomorrow for Palm Springs, so will be staying at a hotel near the airport.
Eric had a heck of a time parking the RV but he did it!
We had a pretty good trip down to Dallas/Fort Worth. We had one day of high winds while driving and one weekend of rain but no complaints.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, we are very thankful for our health, family and friends.
the blog is saying that I used up all of my photo space.. will see what happens next week when we get back. so no pictures for today!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Cowboys Stadium
We got to the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington at about 10 this morning. We lucked out and got tickets for the tour for 4:30 this afternoon. $27.50 a ticket, tomorrow is sold out.. where is the recession???
So we headed back to camp, picked up our dirty laundry and headed to Cedar Hill. First we stopped for lunch, our first choice was closed (only open for dinner) so we headed to Romano's Macaroni Grill.
started out with salads, Eric had Cesar while I had the Blue & Bibb:
they were both fabulous! for our entree's Eric had Lasagna:
while I had the season special, Butternut Asigio Tortellini:
they were both very good. we could only eat half so lunch tomorrow..
after laundry and a quick nap back to Cowboy Stadium
Tom Landry:
setting up for sound check and practice of Thursdays half time show:
you can not get buffalo wings, philly cheese steak sandwich or redskin potatoes but you can get Wisconsin Leinie's
on the field:
Cheerleaders locker room:
Players Locker room:
view from the Field suites:
view from the patron suites:
view from the party pass area: $29 for standing room
Stairway to the Cotton Bowl:
Cotton Bowl trophy:
our tour lasted about 2 hours and was worth the money. Beautifully done stadium, great tour guide and of course a large pro shop..
So we headed back to camp, picked up our dirty laundry and headed to Cedar Hill. First we stopped for lunch, our first choice was closed (only open for dinner) so we headed to Romano's Macaroni Grill.
started out with salads, Eric had Cesar while I had the Blue & Bibb:
they were both fabulous! for our entree's Eric had Lasagna:
while I had the season special, Butternut Asigio Tortellini:
they were both very good. we could only eat half so lunch tomorrow..
after laundry and a quick nap back to Cowboy Stadium
Tom Landry:
setting up for sound check and practice of Thursdays half time show:
you can not get buffalo wings, philly cheese steak sandwich or redskin potatoes but you can get Wisconsin Leinie's
on the field:
Cheerleaders locker room:
Players Locker room:
view from the Field suites:
view from the patron suites:
view from the party pass area: $29 for standing room
Stairway to the Cotton Bowl:
Cotton Bowl trophy:
our tour lasted about 2 hours and was worth the money. Beautifully done stadium, great tour guide and of course a large pro shop..
SouthFork, Boy Scout and family
It started out a cloudy cool morning but by afternoon was very warm. Our first stop of the day was to:
the infamous gun:
the family tree was really hard to follow:
after the museum we took a tram to the "mansion" where our tour guide gave us a 20 talk about the history of the ranch. the house is only about 6000 sq ft, the house on the TV program was about 48,000 sq ft.
the dining room:
Miss Ellie's kitchen:
Miss Ellie and her boys:
waiting for breakfast, this is the exact table where the Ewings would have breakfast:
the pool:
the long driveway:
Jocks ride (he always left the breakfast table mad and raced down the driveway)
from the new Dallas, Elana's cottage:
welcome home:
we left SouthFork headed to Irving where we made a quick stop to see the Mustangs of Las Colinas:
Next stop:
Minnesota connection:
Not for me:
time for a visit with cousin Patti Cook and Alison Aughnay:
We had a wonderful visit, sad we only see them once a year but thankful that we get to have time to talk and laugh.
the infamous gun:
the family tree was really hard to follow:
after the museum we took a tram to the "mansion" where our tour guide gave us a 20 talk about the history of the ranch. the house is only about 6000 sq ft, the house on the TV program was about 48,000 sq ft.
the dining room:
Miss Ellie's kitchen:
Miss Ellie and her boys:
waiting for breakfast, this is the exact table where the Ewings would have breakfast:
the pool:
the long driveway:
Jocks ride (he always left the breakfast table mad and raced down the driveway)
from the new Dallas, Elana's cottage:
welcome home:
we left SouthFork headed to Irving where we made a quick stop to see the Mustangs of Las Colinas:
Next stop:
Minnesota connection:
Not for me:
time for a visit with cousin Patti Cook and Alison Aughnay:
We had a wonderful visit, sad we only see them once a year but thankful that we get to have time to talk and laugh.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Fort Worth Stockyards
Went to the Stockyards today.. had a wonderful day, weather perfect, sights and museums were fun and food was fabulous!
cowboy:
Long horn Steer:
7 month old Baby Long horn Steer (Texas Ray):
visited a few museums:
love these chairs:
I will gladly pay 15 cents for a bath:
amazing:
cowboy:
Long horn Steer:
7 month old Baby Long horn Steer (Texas Ray):
visited a few museums:
love these chairs:
I will gladly pay 15 cents for a bath:
amazing:
2 horse power:
time for the cattle drive:
Texas Ray gets to walk too!
Time for lunch:
beer:
table prepared guacamole:
VIP Stockyard platter: (pork tacos, ribs, nachos and smoked thighs):
got to love a place that has an area for washing up after eating ribs:
on to Hall of Fames:
Eric enjoying a campfire by the chuck wagon:
Nolan Ryan:
Log wagon from Minnesota:
Here comes the train:
not too many people on board..
the engine gets decoupled then needs to get turned around:
Time to head back to camp.. we did manage to get some Texas beer, St Arnolds for me, Shiner Bock for Eric.. its going to be a good night at the campfire!
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