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Well if you are reading this between 5am (Central) and 1pm (Eastern) chances are I’m either in an airport or on a plane. I’m not excited about getting up super early but I am excited about seeing this!

Vermont here I come!

When you fly into Burlington and see this, how can you not already be in love?

Good ole country livin’!

Not bad for a front porch view, eh?

Rangers vs. Twins 2012-07-08

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Last night I went to the Texas Rangers vs the Minnesota Twins baseball game. The game was going well, we had good seats (second deck, second row on 1st base line). Pretty soon the winds start to pick up, garbage started flying, the temperature drops down to 79 degrees and the announcer comes on saying that everyone on the third deck can move to the lower decks if they would like (because of the winds). I’m going to say this was more of an advisory than a suggestion. Soon enough we see a strike of lightening behind left field, outside the stadium. No big deal. Then IT came. The loudest thunder I may have ever heard with a lightening strike hitting the same time. Everyone jumped. The little boy across the aisle from us called it quits and started up the stairs crying his eyes out (poor little guy). It was crazy! Seriously, I thought the place was going to start crumbling into pieces. It didn’t even occur to me what the players were doing until I got a call from Sy asking if we were alright. When I got home, I got to see the video of the players reactions. My favorite – 1st base coach.

You can check out the video from ESPN, here. Keep in mind, it was SO much louder than the video.

Here is also the article on Yahoo today with some quotes from the players.

About five minutes after the scare of our lives, it down poured for 10 minutes then the game continued on. It continued on for 13 innings until the Rangers finally pulled it together and won it for all of their fans!

I love this stadium!

I guess we can tell who the rookies are!

This little guy was 5 years old. Not only did he get to go out into the field, he met with the captains, umpires and even had a little talk with Mr. Napoli!

Rolling up the tarp to get the game back on – for the fans who didn’t run out of the stadium.

Dana, this one’s for you…

My man – Ron Washington – doing his thing! I go to the games to watch this guy – seriously, he is my favorite! Now, I just need to get his jersey!

Thank you Kinsler for FINALLY ending the game!

13 innings on a Sunday night, it wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t have to go to work in the morning!

Go Rangers!

Mission: Snowcone – Bedford Snoball

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So back home in Vermont, creemee’s are the thing. It’s soft serve ice cream for those who don’t know. In Texas, it gets WAY too hot to even think about putting some ice cream on a cone and expecting to eat the entire thing before it melts. Thus – Texas has snowcones.

Snowcones come in every size, every flavor and even has “extras”. You can get ice cream at the bottom of the snow cone, sprinkles, whip cream or even, my personal favorite, cream. There is one huge issue – it’s all about the “snow”. Yes, how the ice is shaved is extremely important! It can’t be too hard or icy, the flavoring needs to seep into the shaved ice enough so the ice seems flavored, not coated but not too much so it turns into a syrupy drink.As much as the heat sometimes gets me (and I’m not going to complain because this summer isn’t nearly a bad as last summer), I’ve given myself a new mission for the summer. Let’s find the best snowcone in North Texas!

Last night’s stop: Bedford Snoball

Due to the line of cars at the drive thru and the line of people at the window, I thought this might be a good stop.

Finding a flavor that tickles your fancy shouldn’t be an issue here – there’s a ton! The prices aren’t bad either!

Here she be – Strawberry Shortcake (medium).

Ingredients: “Strawberry Jubilee” flavoring (which is actually made with real strawberries), cream and whip cream on top.

To me, it tasted more like a strawberry daiquiri than strawberry shortcake but I’m not going to complain. It was still pretty darn good. Real strawberries! Love it! The whip cream was a little questionable to me but mixed in with the snowcone, it was creamy and delicious!

Bedford Snoball gets a Pass! I’m pretty sure I’ll be back (probably to try the Raspberry Creamcicle)!

Check them out! Let me know your flavor of choice and what you thought!
If you know of a great snowcone stand in the DFW area – please let me know! I’ll try to check it out!