Texas = Home

Great. Just freaking great.

I had the grandiose idea of 'sharing' my blog with none other than H. I thought he would read it once, forget about it, and never read it again. But ooooh nooo...

He's reading it. RIGHT NOW.

And of course, I'm dying. Of embarrassment. For being so stupid.

I see it as a bit one-sided. I get to bare my soul in front of billions of strangers (although the actual traffic on my site is unknown to me), and the one person I mostly talk about is the one that reads it the most. And do I get to know how he thinks? Of course not. Because men don't know how to communicate their feelings. And they wouldn't be stupid enough to give the URL to the girl they like.

Ok. Enough about me. Brief recap of my Texas trip:

Friday, July 2nd

I have a layover in Miami. The plane to DFW is a 777 and it is da BOMB. You have your own personal TV screen and you can pick movies or TV and even play games (at least, I think you can play games, I didn't get a chance to since I watched Starsky and Hutch and the end of Hidalgo).

I get to Dallas and my pal's life partner K went to pick me up. K is an awesome guy, very quiet, and seemingly shy, but hiding a sharp wit. My friend Jay arrived that afternoon, so after DFW we went to Love Field to pick him up. Then we had Mexican Food (Thank you Lord for that wonderful meal!), and went to the apartment. My friend P and K live in a nice apartment in Uptown. That area of town is awesomely pretty. Apparently it's the gay part of town, which makes sense. But it is pretty and I wouldn't mind living there if I was single and living in Dallas.

D came over after rehearsal dinner. His last night as a bachelor. We were all so excited for him :). He's marrying the love of his life. I've always wondered what that would be like.

Saturday, July 3rd

"Morning smiles like the face of a newborn child", and we get to have breakfast at Cafe Brazil. Awesome place. I hear the coffee's good, too. Had the Vegetarian Migas. YUMMY! After breakfast, we drive around Uptown's cobbled streets. They seem to be scarred in the middle by the trolley rails. I didn't see a trolley the entire time, but I bet they're cute.

We go into Starbucks, and my dream of opening a coffee shop is refreshed. I get a Vanilla Bean non-coffee frappaccino with chocolate chips. Delish. Then we go hunt for a beauty salon at one of the local malls. I get the full treatment: pedicure, manicure, highlights and haircut. All for just 182 dollars! Including tip! After nearly fainting from the shock and the fact that I needed to pee, I return to P&K's apartment to get dressed for the big event.

And boy howdy, was that a grand occasion! It wasn't extremely fancy, but it was well prepared. The venue was extremely romantic: candles, red and white roses, an imposing staircase. I got to see my friend D's parents, his little sister (she was 9 when I last saw her... she's now 18). P was the Best Man (best Best Man I've ever seen!) and he looked handsome!

D & his wife JV were married on the landing of the stairs. It was beautiful: a two story stained glass window with the afternoon sun glowing through was the perfect backdrop for their commitment vows.

The rest of the evening is a blur... there was food, music, their first dance, pictures, pictures and more pictures, the bouquet, the garter and then off to their honeymoon.

Interesting anecdote: the photographer thought my friend Jay and I were married. Butt of many jokes throughout the evening, including: "My mom always wanted me to marry a doctor", and "Would you like a drink, honey?"

After the bride and groom went off to their honeymoon, we went back to P&K's apartment to change and go out to town. We went to the Grapevine, a very eclectic spot. My friends had a few drinks (it was water and a fruit drink for me). After that we went to eat at another bar (I can't remember the name but it was pretty funny). The food was AWESOME! I had a Poblano burger, that was yummy.

I have to go to bed now since it's 1:30 AM. I'll have an update of the next couple of days tomorrow.