Dallas!

Dallas was soooo much fun! Getting there was a really long drive, but it was really easy. Getting going was not so easy, however. The battery light in my car was on when I left and I couldn't get it to turn off. Finally after a call home and about a half hour I had the problem fixed and was off. The expressway in Dallas is really freaking high, so at that point I also thought I might not make it. I'm not a huge fan of bridges to begin with and this was stories high above other roads. Crazy. I don't think there was really a need for it to be so high up. But eventually I got to Kylie's house and met Leland. He is too adorable. And he was super excited to see me. (He's a dog, by the way. If you were thinking he was a person that last part could have been a bit confusing. Not that people aren't generally excited to see me, but......)

So anyway, we went out on Thursday night and I got to meet some of the other grad students that go to SMU. They seem like a really fun bunch. We started at a little bar near campus and then went off to an Irish pub. Where I was reminded how disturbing the movie American Psycho was and that I kinda want to read the book, but am sort of terrified by the thought of it.

The next day was Kylie's birthday. So we started the day by going to her ceramics lab where I pretended to help TA. But really I just observed because I was just as clueless as most of the students about what was going on. But it was fun. And I got to see around the anthro building and the archaeology offices. Afterwards we went for a quick tour around campus with Leland and Marty. That afternoon I made cheesecake for Kylie for her birthday and we hung out. Then we went out with a bunch of people for Indian food. After that we went to a bar for drinks. Later we went back to Kylie's place and hung out for a bit before falling asleep.

The next day we went out for coffee and then went to the SMU football game. It was a pretty good game, but they ended up losing. They were winning the whole game and then the other team called a time out with one second left on the clock. They kicked a field goal and won by one point. It was very sad for SMU because the clock had gone down to zero and the team thought that they had won. I felt pretty bad for them. That night we just hung out at home. Then Kylie's neighbor, who is Indian, brought us some food that he had made. It was really good.

Sunday we made pancakes for breakfast and then I packed up my car. I was sad to go, but what can you do. The drive back was fine until I got to about Wichita, KS. Then the battery light came back on in my car. I had to pull over twice to get it to turn off and it was still flickering when I got back to my hotel. Oh well, I don't really have anywhere that I have to go until next Wednesday when I need to go to the airport to go home for Thanksgiving. So hopefully I make it there. But Dallas was great and I can't wait to go back.