Friday Night Lights

I am a true believer that Texas high school football has a miraculous way of bringing communities together - especially in times of tragedy. I just couldn't help but feel like I was in an episode of FNL tonight. And it was awesome.

Judge me if you want, but I honestly believe high school football has healing powers and that it's good for the soul.

In what other way could two communities come together like they did tonight? Together we mourned losses and celebrated lives; together we learned to take joy in the small moments through a great game of football; and together we came to realize how blessed each and every one of us are.

Moments like this make me so glad that I come from such a wonderful place - yes, a place where high school football is the end-all-be-all and where it has such a profound effect on people's lives.

(P.S. I stopped the video at this point because after this the whole stadium became eerily quiet as the two teams knelt in prayer in the middle of the field. SUCH a cool moment. Only to be rivaled by the other completely silent moment when Coppell's band played "Amazing Grace" and I literally had tears streaming down my face - that was a first for me at a football game.)

So,

#TexasForever #ClearEyesFullHearts #GodBlessedTexas

If I Was Your Boyfriend

Just take a few minutes and look at some pics of my boyfriend. You won't regret it. I'll even give you a sneak peek.

They Have Returned

I got bored.

I mean, my hairstylist told me I have the face of an actress (more specifically J.J. from "Criminal Minds" and that I should have any hairstyle she does). 

How could I not cut them after that?

Our State Fair is a Great State Fair

I'm becoming more and more of a Texan with every passing day. (Which I know is weird to say because I was born and raised here.) First State Fair experience... CHECK. (Thank you, Slingshot.)

The Creative Group - just like one big happy family.

You're going to ask me if I had lots of fried food. And the answer is "no" because I'm recovering from the flu. But we ate and saw:

Turkey leg

Elsie the Cow

Lego Dirk

Butter Sculpture

Boris the Pig

AND a super creepy clown... like, SUPER creepy

Other menu items purchased by the gang included: fried bacon cinnamon roll, chicken fried bacon, doughnut burger, hot beef sundae, corn dog, fried pb&j, fried jambalaya.