Weekend in Dallas/Ft. Worth

Chelan and I have been married for 10 years, and we (okay, I), decided that warranted a weekend away. After many debates over where to travel, we settled on the DFW area because K-State was scheduled to play TCU in Ft. Worth - a close enough trip for Chelan not to freak out about and far away enough for me to feel like it was a vacation!

We rented a reliable car that also had GPS - many people recommended this when they found out we were going to Dallas - messy driving! The GPS was both friend and foe. After this trip, I have decided that those devices make you quit using your brain! There were so many times when we knew where we going, but the GPS prompt said something different and we made wrong turns! We (I) even got messed on the turnpike around Wichita on the way home! I've decided it's easier to read maps and signs.

Luckily, Sunday mornings are not so busy on the Dallas highways!

When we arrived at our hotel, this sign greeted us.
We chuckled every time we walked past it. There was
also an Indian wedding and a meeting of Nigerian
Pharmacists while we were there. :)

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