Weekend Review: Fort Worth

Friday: Flew out for a mini family vacation in Fort Worth, Texas. Drank coffee so I could read on the plane. Dad and Ryan picked me up at the airport, we picked Mom up at the hotel, and went out to dinner. Back at the hotel to get in the hot tub.

Saturday: Breakfast at the hotel, then off to see exciting art at the Amon Carter Museum. Lunch, then wandered around Texas Christian University for a couple hours before the football game against the University of New Mexico. Took a nap on the grass during a pre-game pep rally. Watched the game and got bored when I couldn't cheer anymore after the first quarter because UNM was terrible and lost 37-0. Left early and took a nap in the car on the way back to the hotel. Hung out in my parents' room looking stuff up on the internet for the next day.

Sunday: Dropped Dad and Ryan off at a shuttle stop so they could go to the Nascar race. Went with Mom to a French restaurant downtown for breakfast and to work a crossword puzzle. Went to the Modern Art Museum where we made fun of crazy art and wore blue booties to go into a white installation. Went to the Botanic Gardens and walked through the conservatory and gardens, then went to the Japanese Gardens, which are always my favorite. Went back downtown and had smoothies, then saw the movie The Darjeeling Limited. Read for a while in the Starbucks at Barnes and Noble, then went to pick up Dad and Ryan. Ate steak and fried pickles. Back to the hotel for a swim and hot tubbing.

Monday: Breakfast in the hotel. Toured the Dallas Cowboys' stadium and threw a football around on the field. Went to the touristy Historic Stockyards but missed seeing the longhorns walk down the street. Got lost in a cow pen maze with Ryan and watched him ride a mechanical bull. Ate a barbecue sandwich. Went to the Bass Pro Outdoor store and saw lots of dead stuffed animals and some live animals, too. Parents dropped Ryan and I off, and we each flew back to New Mexico and North Carolina, respectively. Drank more coffee so I could read and not sleep, and finally got home by 11:45.