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My Last Visit to Texas Stadium?

When I got home from Work/Gym this past Friday, I got a call from my brother inviting me to the Cowboys Preseason game vs The Texans. Turns out that a childhood friend of my brother (I knew him as well) from our days back when we lived in England now lives here in D/FW. Another friendship reunion courtesy of MySpace. For me it was about 15 years since I saw his friend. He was just a little kid and now he's a man with a wife and kid.

The Gridiron

Anyways, I meet my brother in Irving so only one of us has to drive to the Stadium. You see. It's been a few years since I've been to a Cowboys game so we forgot the traffic was going to be horrendous. We were pretty much stuck in traffic for 30 minutes. What really made it suck so much more is that we were probably less than a mile away the entire time. So just as we missed the first quarter of the game, my brother (who is driving) finally decided to do a little creative driving and park us by some nearby warehouses. After a good ten minute walk, some freeway crossing, we finally got to the Stadium, where we met his friend and wife, whom were already there for an hour.

Cowboys Vs Texans

Our tickets were way in the upper deck behind the one of the goals. The Cowboys Mascot Rowdy was up there for a while, handing out t-shirts and taking pictures with fans. We enjoyed a bit of the the Second Quarter and some of the Third Quarter up there before we, ahem, moved down to the 4th row near the 15 yard line. Those were some awesome seats! Yet it was just as hot, humid, and a bit smelly down there as it was in the upper decks. We were on the Cowboys side of the field so I did get to see some of your local athletes fairly close. I don't think I even have to tell you how great it is to have the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders dance right in font of you.

Final Score

At the end, the Dallas Cowboys did defeat the Houston Texans by a score of 23 to 22. As we left, my brother and I did get one more "Good Look" at the stadium. Even though it was a preseason game it was definitely special moment for us. I know that if I don't ever go back to Texas Stadium before it closes at the end of this Season, that's one hell of a way for this Cowboys fan to go out. That being said, I'm am looking forward to making some noise in Arlington next year.