So, it has been a while. I am not even sure if I know how to blog anymore..... I am committing to getting back into recording my family's events!
I decided to start at Thanksgiving. Brandon and I left our kids for Thanksgiving! I know that sounds horrible. But, our kids sure didn't mind. Not sure if Papa Bruce and Grandma Debbie thought it was such a great idea though!
Brandon LOVES the Dallas Cowboys. He has since he was a little boy. They are "his team". When we lived in Arkansas we had the chance to drive and attend our very first Cowboy's games. Even going to the Thanksgiving game one year with Kason who was 2 at the time, and Jaicee who was 2 months. It was such a memorable Thanksgiving - and Brandon has wanted to do it again ever since.
So, we finally did it! Thanks to some amazing and wonderful friends - Ms. Tommie and Ms. Sheri - we were able to visit the "Palace in Dallas" in style.
We flew out on Tuesday, and immediately went over to the stadium to take a tour. The tickets were $30 a piece and well worth every penny. Lets just say that place is AMAZING! A 5-star hotel inside a stadium. The "Palace in Dallas" (as we like to call it) is exactly what it is!
I decided to start at Thanksgiving. Brandon and I left our kids for Thanksgiving! I know that sounds horrible. But, our kids sure didn't mind. Not sure if Papa Bruce and Grandma Debbie thought it was such a great idea though!
Brandon LOVES the Dallas Cowboys. He has since he was a little boy. They are "his team". When we lived in Arkansas we had the chance to drive and attend our very first Cowboy's games. Even going to the Thanksgiving game one year with Kason who was 2 at the time, and Jaicee who was 2 months. It was such a memorable Thanksgiving - and Brandon has wanted to do it again ever since.
So, we finally did it! Thanks to some amazing and wonderful friends - Ms. Tommie and Ms. Sheri - we were able to visit the "Palace in Dallas" in style.
We flew out on Tuesday, and immediately went over to the stadium to take a tour. The tickets were $30 a piece and well worth every penny. Lets just say that place is AMAZING! A 5-star hotel inside a stadium. The "Palace in Dallas" (as we like to call it) is exactly what it is!
We visited the locker rooms, and yes that is a concession stand above...not bad huh?
This is the 'Jones Family Perch' equipped with plenty of screens for replays, even a phone directly down to the coach on the sidelines, and his own elevator that goes to the sidelines.
The amazing huge screen that is almost distracting when you are watching the game....it is so big and oh so clear!
This is the 'Jones Family Perch' equipped with plenty of screens for replays, even a phone directly down to the coach on the sidelines, and his own elevator that goes to the sidelines.
The amazing huge screen that is almost distracting when you are watching the game....it is so big and oh so clear!
We were able to meet some friends from law school that evening for dinner. It was so fun to spend time with Rick and Ginger! (Not sure why we didn't get a picture?)
The next day we ate at the "waffle house" for breakfast and then set out to explore Dallas and the Ft. Worth area. We of course had to hit the Galleria Mall, with the gigantic christmas tree and ice rink in the middle. We also went to Ft. Worth for the first time. It was such a fun cowboy city, very different from Dallas!
Thanksgiving day was finally here! Brandon was so excited he couldn't even sleep. We met up with our great friend Sheri....and off to the stadium we went.
We had perfect seats, and even sideline passes (notice they say "Guest of the Owner":))to go on the field before the game. NFL players are so BIG, FAST, and ATHLETIC when you are right next to them. Much better to watch them like that then on TV!
That is Dez Bryant warming up...he was fast and jumped so high! We also saw Troy Aikman. Also picture are some New Orleans Saints warming up...I don't think the picture does it justice, but the guy with his back toward us was a GIANT! His thigh width was my entire body width!
We even met Jerry Jones! The picture wasn't great...but I had to put it in. Sheri is friends with Jerry Jones' family...that is how we got the tickets and sideline passes!
Here are the players warming up, and running out of the tunnel before the game. And the game is not complete without the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders!
The game was so exciting, amazing, energizing, and so much fun! The Cowboys ended up losing but it was a great game. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day.
The game was so exciting, amazing, energizing, and so much fun! The Cowboys ended up losing but it was a great game. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day.
We ended the day with Thanksgiving dinner with Ms. Sheri, Ms. Tommie, and baby Cole! A perfect Thanksgiving, and definitely one to remember!
