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Touring the Cowboys Stadium was timely, just a few days before the first home game was played. We saw it first, and I even had my picture made standing by Tony Romo’s locker. As one of the architects told us, we were standing inside an American icon….soon to become equal to the Eiffel Tower. Sony flatscreen T.V.’s were everywhere, and I’m sure you’ve heard that the cost of the huge monitor over the field cost more than it cost to build Texas Stadium in Irving. Our tour filled two motorcoaches, and I’m sure we were all glad we got to be inside a new piece of history…. at least once in our lives.
For the last fifteen minutes of the Dallas Summer Musical “Mamma Mia!” everyone in the auditorium was standing, dancing and singing with the performers on stage at the Music Hall. So much energy and excitement made it impossible to stay seated. I’ve seen this show in New York and also in Dallas several years ago. I enjoyed this current production the most. I wrote The Dallas Morning News an editorial comment to express appreciation for the Music Hall Board of Directors bringing such great performances to Dallas.
The 23rd annual Grapefest was sort of like the State Fair of Texas. Grapevine’s Main Street was lined with food vendors, arts and craftsmen, stage shows and art galleries….and, of course, wine tastings. Grape stomping was kind of unique….I’ve never seen it done except on “I Love Lucy.” The person in the barrel with the most juice wins. We stayed at the Gaylord Texan, now the official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys and Cowboys Cheerleaders. They stay overnight before each home game… I’m sure without crossing paths with any other overnight guests. The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater presented “Fallen Angel” with a hilarious plot set in the old wild west. “Carole’s Cuties,” a group of our people, solved the who-done-it mystery and each won a gift certificate from a store in the hotel.
Someone asked me, “What’s to see in South Dakota?” Bad question because I had a long answer! There were many unique attractions and amazing experiences. We journeyed to Keystone aboard an 1880’s train and walked trails around the impressive Mount Rushmore on a warm, sunny day. We visited the Crazy Horse Memorial in eight inches of beautiful clean snow covering the ground and branches of the pine trees. If you are from the south like me, that day was very special. We witnessed America as it was 300 years ago at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. On a ride into the back country of Custer State Park, the Buffalo Capitol of the world, we had eye-to-eye contact with herds of buffalo. There are only about 200,000 bison in North America today, compared to 60 million on the Great Plains prior to the 18th century. The Custer herd averages nearly 1,500 head.
I hope to see you before the end of the year!
Carole
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