yes, everything IS bigger in texas.

tristyn came in town last weekend so i could try and convert her to become a texan. if it wasn't for the weather and the cowboys, i think she would be up to moving here. we had a nice relaxing weekend and did a few things in dallas that i hadn't experienced yet either.

we went to the hard rock cafe down in the west end. tristyn collects things from hard rock in every city, and i have since started over the last few cities.

we went to the dallas farmers market. i had been here before and love it. free samples galore! it is really pretty right now with all the fall plants and pumpkins up for sale. if you live near by i recommend heading over there. if anything, you get some free yummy samples.

the texas state fair was huge. i had been to the idaho and utah state fair, but the texas one is about 5 of those combined. i finally tried a fletcher's corny dog- yes, they are worth all the hype, and we shared some fried oreo's. they were delicious. we however skipped out on other fried goods such as fried poptarts, cookie dough, frito pies, lemonade, and many other "clog your artery" goodness. we didn't go on the ferris wheel, which is apparently the tallest in the nation.

i think i wore tristyn out of the ranger's games. don't worry, she now owns a ranger's shirt which she will wear with pride. it has been a blast having the ranger's be in the series living here. jam- i'm not sure if my experience is the same/similar to yours in boston, but it is quite the experience. go rangers!

we also went to the dallas world aquarium. it was more like a tropical zoo, but it was worth the money to get in. it kind of made me feel like i was in ecuador again.

we saw two movies...living up to our tradition. "life as we know it" is a must see (at least per my rating...i loved it!) and "easy a" (which is another must see, if you are under maybe the age of 30??) sorry mom and dad..that one may not be for you.

the weekend was a lot of fun and it was nice to have a friend in town! thanks trist for coming to the glorious heat of dallas.