Vacation 2012 #1

Yes, this is the 2012 vacation that was planned, unplanned and replanned. 

So, here we set in College Station, TX.  I had planned to update last night, but I was so exhausted.

We are on our 2nd full day of vacation and it has cram packed full of fun.

Our adventure started off by taking our pups to the in-laws and staying all night.  That was a whole bunch of crazy packed in 12 hours.  On Wednesday, we parted from our dogs and headed west.  Yes, yes there were a couple tears shed leaving them.

Probably a little known fact that surprised this Kansas girl...Yates Center is the "Hay Capital of the World."   My guess is that they needed to put something on the sign entering town and that was the only claim to fame that was yet unclaimed.

My husband was supposed to meet a former co-worker in Wichita, which fell through.  His loss was my gain.  We had lunch and ice cream at Braums.  It's a chain store in the southern states where you can still get two giant scoops of ice cream for less than $2.  I ate as much german chocolate and mint chocolate chip as my lactose intolerant tummy would allow.

Dallas bound we were, pulling in about 8 pm.  Once we checked into our cozy, overly warm room at the Hyatt next to 6 Flags, we went on a search for food.  We found a bar and grill called Humperdinks.  We munched on some tasty pickle chips and I had the most amazing steak salad ever.

Thursday morning, we woke up bright and early as we normally do.  Our bodies haven't quite adjusted yet to vacation time and are still on get-up-and-take-the-dogs-out time. 

Around the corner from our hotel was the reason for our stop in Dallas, Cowboys Stadium.  Talk about excited!  I couldn't wait to tour the new stadium.  Our first time to Dallas many years ago, we toured Texas Stadium which is where the Cowboys played until 2009.  I thought it was awesome then and couldn't wait to see it today. 

It did NOT disappoint.  Every area we toured was unique and impressive.  I think I spent an equal amount of time in the pro shop too.  I actually got my husband to buy a Cowboys hat, despite his "Cowgirls" taunting I'd endured all morning.  The next time I visit the stadium, I want to see a game!

After the Stadium, we headed over to a Diner, Drive-ins and Dives restaurant called Chop House Burgers.  The burger had tender chunks of brisket in it and was quite possibly the best burger I've ever had.  I also tried sawdust pie.  That was a dry cake type pie with chocolate chips, pecans and coconut. 

We spent the rest of the afternoon driving to College Station, Texas.  Home of the Texas A&M Aggies and site of our next activity.  Tomorrow, we will visit the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 

Before heading to our room for the night, we checked out another DDD restaurant called Hullabaloos.  We had some of the best Italian nachos ever.  It is an old rail car style diner that serves Italian food.  Yummy!!!

We ended the day by sharing a ginormous cinnamon roll. It's definitely time to hit the hay.