Adventures in Texas, part one!

Alright, my first real trip to Texas and it's awesome!!
We took the 9:30 shuttle from Rexburg and got to the airport in record time! We got there about 1:00 and had 3 hours to wait til the flight, so we walked all around the airport and got Chinese food. Funny thing, Josh's fortune said all the answers you need are right in front of you.(Guess who was sitting in front of him? haha) Mine said You form passionate relationships without compromising your independence. We've never had fortunes that seem this real before.
The plane came in a little late and we didn't get on until about 4:20 (20 minutes AFTER we should've boarded.) Once on the plane, they had to fix something that was loose and then we spent forever on the runway. We finally took off at 5:20, almost an hour after we were scheduled to. By the time we got to Denver, it was almost time to board the other plane. So we ran from gate 17 to gate 56. I was breathing real hard by the time we got there!!
But we got there on time and safe. Our luggage was even there. Josh's parents met us there and drove us to their house. The next day was Sunday and I went to church with the family. It was absolutely hilarious because i had at least 2 women who came up to me and were like "Oh my gosh!!! you're the girlfriend!!" One thing everyone mentioned was what a good guy Josh is and how lucky I was. The patriarch even. Froo what i understand, he likes Josh an awful lot and has kept tabs on him for a while, always asking how he was doing on the mission and everything.Well, at the end of church he came up to me, put his arm around me and said real soft, "That's a fine young man you have there, you know that, right?" And of course said, "Yes, I know."
That night, his family made Caesar Salad. I love caesar salad and he'd been raving about this for a while, and about his dad's fried shrimp. So Sister Cameron made the salad and cooked up some chicken, while Brother Cameron made the shrimp. And I could go on and on about how good this salad was... it was deluxe!!! And the shrimp? OH---- MY... the best thing i have ever had!! My best description would be that it's like shrimp scampi, but just like 100 times better!!! I'm drooling just thinking about it.
That night, we drove around and looked at lights. Now, I haven't mentioned how passionate Texans are about their footba team. For those of you who lived in Wisconsin, imagine how crazy people were for the Packers and times that by about... oh... 500. I swear, EVERYTHING was like a shade of burnt orange (Josh tells me they've copyrighted the color, so am I allowed to put this on the blog without breaking the law? haha). What does this have to do with Christmas lights? Well, we saw at least 5 Texas mascots, whether they were inflatables or light sculptures. (Maybe Green Bay's problem is they don't have a mascot?)And then there was this street where the whole cul-de-sac just goes nuts!! The whole street had a theme; each house had a part of the Night Before Christmas and they decorated accordingly. Also, each house had a string of lights going from the house to a point in the middle of the street and a star in the middle. For all of you that lived (or live) in Oshkosh, imagine about half of Menominee Park packed into a small cul-de-sac and you'll get the picture. To top it off, they were selling hot chocolate, had a bonfire and a tv outside so you could watch the game. They really do do things bigger in Texas!!
To be continued....