On Wednesday I was able to convince McD to give the Cowboys Fit another try – this time the music and machines were much more to her liking. We enjoyed the new breakfast service at the Cowboys Club after a good workout.
The Ogans arrived on Thursday evening and we enjoyed a relaxed evening at home.
Patty and Brent joined us for pizza and some games around the dining table.
Friday kicked off with my pulled pork eggs benedict for breakfast – Denny commented that I had upped my breakfast cooking game quite a bit. The afternoon entertainment was iFly indoor skydiving. Denny and Anne had double fly time as Jack and Mason decided it didn’t look like fun to them. We enjoyed watching Denny’s cheeks vibrating in the upward air blast.
Friday night dinner was at Wasabi where the food was good but the service was very slow. We found afterwards that one of the line cooks had walked out just as we were sitting down to eat and another one had an accident. I had commented that it was nice to see the restaurant full and we were concerned that they weren’t able to keep up – little did we know.
Diana and Luna were both exhausted after the evening and a look through the amazing wedding album that Diana compiled.
Saturday started out with pool time and then a lovely brunch at the Cowboys Club. There’s not a chance that I was going to get a smile out of either Jack or Mason when I forced them to pose in the Cowboys Star – Saints fans wouldn’t dare.
The USA versus Costa Rica soccer semifinal of the soccer championship was the big event for Saturday night. We tried out the soccer experience set up in a parking lot of AT&T Stadium but the kids were melting outside.
The cooler option was dinner at the Stadium Club inside the stadium. The first half got off to a slow start with neither team able to string together effective breaks. The only exception was a very narrow miss by the USA in the first 10 seconds. The second half was much more exciting with two excellent goals from the USA.
The second by Clint Dempsey was one of the more impressive bending free kicks that I’ve seen. I learned afterwards that this goal tied him with Landon Donovan for most goals for the USA.
The breakfast offering on Sunday was my Gorgonzola cheese grits and eggs which were again well received by Denny and the crew. Then some more pool time and the traditional ice cream in the hot tub for the boys.
And then all good things have to come to an end again. We really enjoy the Ogan visits and they always seem way to short.
On Sunday night we watched a show called “American Epic Sessions”. This was executive produced by Jack Black and was a series of recording sessions using original 1925 recording equipment that had been restored over a 10 year period. The care was amazing as the engineers set up the gear and cut the sessions directly to LP. Here’s one of the sessions with Elton John and Jack White.
The latest chapter in my jazz book is on Ben Webster – a saxophone player most popular in the 40s when he started as the lead player in Duke Ellington’s band and then recorded a number of excellent solo albums. I’m really enjoying his ballads and here’s one of my favorites.
The full Stanton Moore tribute to Allen Toussaint was released on Friday and I’ve listened to it a few times now. I still enjoy Java – the first track that was released last week and here’s another favorite.