Current Location: Bedford (DFW) TX
Mileage: local driving only
States Traveled: N/A
Sorry to compress the entries, but we got in late last night, and I never got around to posting.
These last couple of days have been a lot of fun – and I’m not just saying that because I haven’t been doing insane amounts of driving. It’s nice to be able to relax a bit and take everything in. For starters, being able to slow down has made me realize just what Darren and I saw and accomplished in the first 10 days of this little escapade. We’ve been through 9 different states, visited 7 major US cities (if you include Charleston WV), and clocked somewhere between 1500 and 2000 miles. That’s really something, when you think about it.
Wednesday was laundry day, first and foremost. I didn’t know this, but apparently Darren doesn’t know how to do his own laundry. (I guess it’s nice to be married.) I got him squared away, and we were done early in the afternoon. That freed up the rest of the day to spend time with Becca. She showed us some of her favorite exhibits at the Dallas Museum of Art (where she works), after which we all walked into downtown Dallas (slogan: “Excellence in Boredom”) – turns out the area near Main & Stone isn’t that boring after all…there was a free concert going on, plus some interesting looking restaurants. (Tidbit of the day: The Iron Cactus is opening a Dallas location on Main and Stone. It’s still under construction, but they’re currently hiring.) We strolled around and listened to some music before heading out to the Studio Movie Grill to see “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. (SMG is a great concept, incidentally, and I wish someone would open something similar in Jersey.) Follow that up with gellato and coffee, and – well, that’s a pretty full day.
Today was Bryan day – the three of us spent a good part of the afternoon at GameWorks in Grapevine, playing all manner of games. I tried my hand at DDR for the first time…and realized that I’m really no good at it – I’m just not coordinated enough to get it right. (They also had this hot air balloon game that was more like a ride – it’s kinda hard to explain, but the seats shoot up and down along with the balloon on the screen. It was bad-ass.) I found a new Fossil watch to wear with my suit, since my G-Shock is a little cumbersome, and Darren stocked up on Elvis and the Ramones at Virgin Megastore. That was followed by dinner at Salt Grass Steakhouse with Bry, Lyn, and most of the family Busch.
Stacey and Harlan arrived a little bit ago, and rumor has it Hoai will be at the wedding tomorrow. Plus I’m looking forward to seeing all of the DFW bloggers I met at Julie & Jason’s wedding.
Our next episode: Bryan & Lyn tie the knot!