Capital F-U-N!

Going back to Dallas is usually fun, but this weekend was fun to the MAX! Jared and Tyan came along with us and I would dare say that the weekend wasn't any short of AWESOME.

If you are ever en route to and/or from Dallas then take a pit stop in the humble town of Centerville, just off highway 45. You'll thank us. Woody's Smokehouse, who claims to be the Jerky Capital of the World, is a one of a kind place. (Personally I think it should be changed to the Jerky Capital of the Universe...but that's just my opinion.) Go ahead, check it out. We've got Jared and Tyan just drooling for it.

Friday evening, the four of us went to the Mavericks game. We had a great time, and it's always nice when the Mavs win. Saturday morning, the 12 year old's in Ryan and Jared emerged and they went to a sporting card shop. However, while I think and hope this is a silly fad, I will say that it is pretty exciting when Ryan found a card that he has had since he was a little boy that is now worth $100. Anyway, that could be a whole 'nuther post of its own. So while the boys were off playing, us girls had more important things to do. Shopping! Well, sorta. My mom, Tyan and I went to my Uncle Gary's furniture store, Gary Riggs Interiors, to be "inspired". While all three of us put together probably couldn't afford anything in there (that's why I say shopping sorta), it was still fun to "OOooo" and "Ahhh" over everything in his store. He has absolutely amazing and truely unique pieces throughout his whole store. I can honestly say there isn't anything on his showroom floor that I dislike. It is all beautiful. Check out his website. It's awesome.

Saturday afternoon we had the AWESOME experience of trap shooting. It was one of the coolest things I have ever done in my whole life. Tyan's aunt, who owns and operates Elm Fork Shooting, personally gave us a lesson on the proper way of shooting. What made it so awesome was that she was the first woman in history to win the Western Trap Shooting Championship. So she knows what she is doing!!! We got to shoot skeet for a good 2 1/2 hours with hands on instruction. It was so fun!!!!

That night my mom and dad cooked a yummy dinner for us. We had ribs and all the fixins to go with it. Thanks so much for doing that for us. It turned out great! Bill and Cherie were able to come as well as both sets of my grandparents.

After an amazing spaghetti lunch at Bill and Cherie's on Sunday, we hit the road back to College Station. It seemed like we were missing something though...like a cat maybe. JARED! :)