Dallas, TX – Mmmmm…Tex-Mex!

Anna’s and Felipe’s had good burritos in Cambridge, but we learned early in our freshman year that other “Mexican” food in New England is not to be touched with a ten-foot pole. So by the time we got to Texas, we happily devoured all the yummy enchiladas, tamales, quesadillas, and salsa we could eat without exploding. Of course, Aunt Kim’s cooking (featuring some tasty pulled-pork sandwiches) was hard to pass up too!

Jenn finally met the Stacey family in big get-together at Uncle Dick’s and Aunt Kim’s house.

It was an action-packed week overall:

• We toured Dealey Plaza (the place where JFK was shot).
• We went to “A Taste of Dallas” with Aunt Lynn, Joe, and Chase (where we obviously jumped at the chance for more Tex-Mex).
• We introduced Uncle Jim, Aunt Monte, and Matt to “Settlers of Catan.”
• We explored the Fort Worth Stockyards (dang those longhorns are *huge*).
• We took the Dart to see a concert with Tim and Brian. (Remember the guy with the weed-eater?)
• We salivated over all the cool toys at Fry’s and the Bose store.
• We got a trio of cute little owl figurines and fluffy U.T. Longhorn slippers from Chris’s grandmother.

The two most interesting pieces of trivia we learned:

• Armadillos are real animals! Chris already knew this, of course, having grown up in Texas, but I thought armadillos were like jackalopes.
• Inbredness is not really something you can joke about in Arkansas.

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