Armed Forces Bowl

 I make a random post, which is only about once every couple years; but readers be aware this is not Emily :).  As a member of the active duty military we are given up to 4 free tickets to the Armed Forces Bowl, which delightfully enough is now committed to BYU due to their new Independent status.  So we decided to make a weekend out of it. I got off at noon on thursday and we drove up with some friends from our ward to fit in a temple trip. The kids had a great time with friends and Emily and I where able to do Sealings together which was great.  Thanks to the McKinlays for jumpin' on board short notice.  We then hit up the glorious Pei Wei Asian Diner for a great dinner and spent the night in a Marriott that we found super cheap.
We had pre-arranged to meet our good friends from VCU, Nate & Alyson Sharp who drove down from OKC to meet us.  It was great to see them. I got to say two things:
   #1- "Nate, buddy, we used to be bearded brothers...now you just gave me huge jealousy."
   #2- Nate rolls up in this....

DAAANNNNGGGGGG Brotha.....I knew Anesthesiology was money but 6 months out of school?!!! haha, ok, maybe 6 months into a residency doesn't but apparently the manger of Walgreens does because thats who was crusin' in the Lamborghini.

Couldn't have asked for a better day. 73 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and a Cougars W!!!!!

We then met up with the families for some time at White Rock park near downtown Dallas.

I think Preston and Trey had a pretty good day. Tons of treats, nachos, corndogs, lemonade, football, sword fights, wacking trees with sticks, fishing with sticks and, well, pretty much anything with a stick.

Thanks for making the long drive Sharps, it was great to see you.  We had a great time.