Football season is getting closer!
So, this previous week we really had an itch to get out of Abilene, but we could not find something inexpensive to do somewhere. Plus, there was nothing really going on worth getting out of town for. BUT, on Tuesday of last week, Josh got an email from the base saying that they were giving away free Cowboys tickets to the first 75 people to sign up. Josh went over to the ITT place and stood in line for about 2 hours, just to put his name on a list, in which he was very close to the end. They guys in line counted out, alright, if they get 75/76 tickets at two a person, then the first 38 people were pretty much guaranteed to get tickets. Well, Josh was about 39 on the list. Thursday was when everyone was supposed to come claim their tickets from 1-3, the tickets would then be given out sequentially to the names on the list. Basically, it was for the first 38 people to come claim their tickets. At 3, if no one claimed the remainder, priority would go to the next highest number on the list. Well, at 3pm, only 1 person did not claim their tickets, and guess who was next? Josh! So, thanks to that one person who didn't feel up to driving 2.5 hours to a game, we were able to get out of Abilene! God always seems to bless us with cool things like this. We had a blast and got a great military discount on a hotel right outside the stadium. Gotta love the perks! Here are some pics.
This is what it looks like when you walk in, extremely open. It's awesome. Also, the tv stretches from one 20 yard line to the other. It is the largest HDTV in the world. It also got hit by a punt. Pretty fun to watch. Below is the view from the section we were sitting in.
The next day we met up with Josh's friend Robert at the Ft. Worth Stockyards. They went to Purdue together and he's currently living in Ft. Worth. The guy in the middle is from the shoot out we watched. Doesn't he look a little like Bush?
My friend from high school, Sarah, also met up with us. She's working just outside of Dallas now. I hadn't seen her since graduation! It was fun catching up.There are more pictures of the trip on facebook:
Needless to say, we had a great time getting away. Tomorrow I start my second class, BUSI 604, International Business. I got an A in my last class. As for Josh, he is scheduled for two flights this week, one hoping to be his first night flight. I think he's supposed to be dropping fake dummy bombs too. His flights two weeks ago were cancelled, and last week he pretty much just had off. The dogs are still alive, Tyson is still chewing up everything. It's so frustrating I don't even want to elaborate! But, we are crate training him, and he's just so cute.
As for our next trips, on Labor Day we are going to Corpus Christi with our friends Ranea and Eric. We plan to stop in San Antonio for the free military passes to Sea World. This is Corpus, hooray for beaches!
Then we hope to go back to Ft. Worth to see Bill Engvall on the 19th at Billy Bobs.
In October we were able to get tickets to the Notre Dame vs Washington game in San Antonio Halloween weekend! Hooray! I'm very excited! And, very thankful that Grandma Marj works at ND and could get us tickets :) It's like a little piece of home, coming to visit us. Thanks Marj!
They are somehow ranked #23 in the AP poll this year. Talk about Luck of the Irish! Lou Holtz even says they are going to be playing Florida for the BCS Championship game. I love ND, I just don't have much faith in Claussen, maybe if they put in Sharpley it can happen. Ah well, I'm all for it!
I think you're officially caught up now! Thanks for reading!
2 comments:
How fun! When we were at Nellis, we used to get free tickets to do fun stuff too. We get some good deals being in the military. Don't you love it!
I'm glad you had such a good time!
Sounds like fun! We'd do just about anything to see an American football game right about now... Miss you guys!
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