This past weekend my family and I went to the Cowboys game and watched them beat Tampa Bay! It was a pretty good game even if Romo wasn't playing :( My camera can get a pretty good zoom to the field- we weren't actually that close. Me and my dad Most of the TX fam except Taylor, Brittnee...
I went down to Austin this past weekend to watch two of my sisters compete in a beauty pageant for the town of Kyle. It was fun to hang out with all of them! My friend Nichole also came down with me for a little relaxation time. We hung out in the hot tub, watched Texas beat OU...
I went to the TX State Fair on Saturday with my sister Lyddane and her family. We had lots of fun but spent way too much money. Everything was so expensive but there were a lot of cool things to see and eat. The lovely sights of the state fair: Big Tex, the Cotton Bowl and the...
September and October provide lots of fun weekend festivals to attend! Lyddane and I had a fun girls day hanging out at Grapefest in Grapevine. We had lots of yummy wine from her neighbor's winery, Su Vino. Laura and I met up with my sister and the kids at Oktoberfest in Addison. It always makes me...
There was a KFC on every corner. I don't normally eat there but in China is tasted pretty darn good!Things I will miss about China:Being able to experience and get to know a culture other than my own Eating with chopsticks- I am pretty good now and brought some home to continue to practice though Watching local people do Tai...
I love the Olympics! I always enjoy watching swimming and gymnastics during the summer. I saw the British diving team in the airport on my way back- very exciting! Beijing is very thrilled to be hosting the Olympics. The Birds Nest stadium looks really coo(- I couldn't get a really good picture because of the haze so I just...
This is an interesting looking fruit- here it is posing at the top of the Great Wall. After you peel it, it looks and tastes like a huge kiwi. This is dish called Hotpot- you order different meats and veggies....then you put them into this bubbling, boiling vat of broth to cook. Trying not to burn myself with...
Sleeper Train- this was so fun! We got a soft sleeper car for the 12 hour train ride. It had 4 beds but it was pretty fun to cram all our luggage- I had to sleep with my legs propped up to fit on the bed :)I got to see the Forbidden City and Tianammen Square. Forbidden City was...
