After moving to Texas we quickly discovered that High School and College (University) football is big here - VERY big! The tv show "Friday Night Lights" is not an exaggeration.
Our friends have a daughter who goes to Texas A&M so they were able to get their hands on some extra tickets. To get 6 seats together we were 10 rows from the top at the end zone. I was a little concerned about the height but in the end it worked out perfectly because we were able to see everything. Kyle Field seats 85,000 rabid fans! There are 3 sections like this:
There's a lot of traditions at A&M and I was happy to be told in advance that they fire a cannon every time they score a touchdown. We had a fantastic day and even got to see some history in the making - a 97 yard run :) It also helped that the home team won - WOOP!
Our neighbourhood turned into a winter wonderland recently. We had snow flurries and then overnight temps of 24F made for a very heavy frost the next morning. This lake is by our place - you can see the frost on the hill on the other side.
Brrrrr ...
My peas were frozen in their pods!
Brrrrr ...
My peas were frozen in their pods! 
The beans did not like the frost and didn't survive. We had planted them originally just to help with the nitrogen levels in the soil and we ended up getting 3 bags of beans from them as well so they did their job.
