Dallas

On October 6th, Mom and Mr. L. came up to our house.  We spent the evening doing laundry and packing the kids' bags for their trip to Hot Springs.  On the 7th, Caleb and Pops went on a field trip with Caleb's class to the insect festival in Fayetteville.  Caleb loved having his Pops with him on the field trip!  When it was over, Mom and Nola met them in Fayetteville and they all went to Hot Springs for the weekend together.  They brought them home on Monday, 10/11.  The kids had a great time as usual and I didn't even worry about being away from Nola for so long.  I knew that they were in good hands and would be watched 24/7 while they were gone. 

That afternoon, Rudy and I rushed home from work, packed our bags and hit the road for Dallas!  We were so excited to get out of town together and do something fun after several weeks of constant stress from work and school.  The trip centered around Rudy's fraternity reunion and the Razorbacks' game against Texas A&M at Cowboys Stadium. 

We spent the weekend with the Montgomerys at their house in Addison.  On Friday, the boys played golf and the girls shopped.  I picked up several Christmas presents and snagged a beautiful Coach bag at the outlet store for a great price, so I was happy.  Friday night, we had barbecue at Reed's parents' house.  Saturday morning, we were up bright and early to tailgate before the game.  The game itself was boring and the Hogs looked awful, but we won, so that was fun.  After the game, some of us went out for a late dinner.  Sunday morning, Rudy and I hit the road for home.  We were completely worn out, but the weekend was so much fun.  Here are a couple of pictures from the tailgate party:

Rudy and me in front of Cowboys Stadium (AKA - the mothership)



Ashley, Stacy & Lisa, Josh & Stephanie, Susan & Matt, Jason, Matt & Mandy, Rudy & me, Brandon, Patty & Jake (Kevin got cut out of the picture by the photographer!)