Famous Last Words: Home for the Hallowdays

Pumpkins: a Halloween tradition.  Source: Wikipedia

This weekend I was able to go home for the first time in a couple months since working and school often put a constraint on my ability to do so. Two of my younger cousins had birthdays in the same week and decided that they would like to have their party at my house because my mom loves to entertain and throw awesome parties for the kids. It surprises me how much spunk kids have at 7 and 9. They are constantly running, playing, going at full speed. It tires me out watching them and I'm only 22. After roasting hot dogs we put on a haunted hay ride for them and all of their friends. It's funny how brave those kids are after screaming at the top of their lungs moments earlier. After taking off our costumes and cooling down a little we built a fire and roasted s'mores for a bit. As much effort and as much as it tired me out it was all worth it when my cousins thanked me for a great party at the end of the night.

Famous Last Words: Surviving the Red River Rivalry

There is one weekend every year when the students of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas in Austin meet up in Dallas. It's a special time filled with carnival rides, corny-dogs, laughter, smack talk, and just about any other thing you can name. The state fair is something else. If you ever go, think of how many tickets you could ever POSSIBLY need, then double that number. you'll find plenty of things to spend them on, trust me. Even if you don't use them all, you'll be a legend when OU wins the game and you buy a celebratory round of corny-dogs. If you haven't met Big Tex you should as well. He's a great guy who doesn't mind you running around his feet. He's just happy to be there soaking up the atmosphere as you should be as well. If there's one thing you don't want to forget for the game, it's your trash talk. If you don't bring your "A" game then chances are you could take an L from the Texas fans in the stands, as well as your team losing. Another possible loss you could take is a sunburn. Standing in the blinding sun for 4 hours while the teams go to battle is nothing at the time, however when you can barely crinkle your nose without crying the day after, you'll be wishing you had brought that sunscreen. One last thing, if OU wins, you go to the bars after the game. If OU loses, you still go to the bars after the game.

Big Tex   Source: Wikipedia