i flew to Texas last Thursday morning for my friend Reagan's wedding. the wedding, reception, and the bride were gorgeous, amazing, breathtaking. i had a wonderful time. i did learn a few things i would like to share with you...
--don't bother taking a shower, the humidity reverses the affect of one.
--you can judge Billy Bob's Bar and Grill by it's name, but it is a place full of fun (and your judgements would probably be correct).
--bull riding IN a restaurant - check.
--this is the second time i've been to Texy...i have yet to see a man riding a horse down the street...John Wayne is a liar?
--they don't really like my nickname for their beloved state, Texy.
--it is a big, no, it is a huge deal whether you graduated from Texas Tech or Texas A&M University. i cannot count how many jokes i heard about these two colleges. the wedding dj played 3 fight songs (at the reception!) to represent the bride and groom - BSU, Texas Tech, ATM. ATM's fight song was of course played last and the majority (about 90%) of the room got on the dance floor, locked arms, sang the fight song at the top of their lungs, did the fight dance....did i mention it was the longest fight song i have ever heard? i wasn't even a little annoyed - quite entertained actually.
--one woman in Dallas has a bigger wedding ring than all the women in Idaho combined!
--ok, most women have enormous wedding rings. enormous. enormous.
--490 mph winds constantly, bring it on.
--nice, friendly people. yep!
--DFW airport is huge and scary and it is easy to get lost driving there, or around there, or through there.
--there are breathtaking subdivisions in Dallas and Fort Worth!
--although great times were had, i saw lovely things and places and meet fantastic people...Ben Gibbard said it well, "i can't see why you'd want to live here."
Gob Bless Texy!
6 comments:
Katie, you belong it Texas. Just imagine you and Derek living there, a happily married couple at a mega church of three million people. Derek could trade in his long shoes for some cowboy boots!!!!!
so glad your back. we missed you on sunday. sounds like a fun time in texy!
Please. You're called to the land of big hair and layers of makeup. You'd make a great Tammy Faye someday!
I was in Texas when I was a baby. I've never been back. Maybe once was enough for me??? (btw - found you through Kristen's)
Kym, you really should go back just for Billy Bob's. ;)
hi katie,
i just found your blog by way of other blogs. anyway, i'm from TEXY and in TEXY as we speak. i do have big hair, big earrings and my husband drives a truck. where i live,(just west of Houston) it is not uncommon to see a man or a woman riding along side (not down) the street on a horse. almost all you said about TEXY, I would agree with. that said, i wouldn't live anywhere else. ;)
nice blog btw!
kw
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