Well...this weekend we had planned on heading back to the Fort Worth area to do some bike riding, but as the weather would have it, there was intermittent drizzle and rain most of the weekend (unusual for the area), which deterred us from our original plans.
Friday night we got a call from one of Chris' Iowa dental alum Rachel Hardinger, saying that she was going to be in Dallas for the Texas vs. Oklahoma game (which makes the Iowa vs. Iowa State rivalry look paltry). Rachel had a vested interest in the game, as she's a first year orthodontic resident at Oklahoma U. So Saturday evening we met up with her and a few of her fellow residents for some Mexican and headed out to a local club downtown for some post-dinner beer drinking. (As an aside, valet parking was $20 just to get into the club, then $10 cover - and we hadn't even had a beer yet). A great evening was had by all, even for hanging out with a bunch of orthodontists.
Sunday found us heading to the suburb of Richardson, TX for the Cottonwood Art Festival. Chris had found an ad for it in the newspaper, and figured since the weather was so sketchy that this might be a decent alternative. We had pretty low expectations heading into it, so it was a great surprise when we finally arrived at the fair, because it turned out to be one of the best fine art fests that either of us had been to. There were hundreds of artists, and we were shocked by how many artists had traveled from the coasts just to attend. At any rate, we found some work we really enjoyed, which made us wish we actually had some disposable income. Some of our favorites are linked below.
http://www.seanfitzgerald.com/ (take some time on this site, and read the artists' bio)
http://www.bigtreestudio.com/
http://www.rebeccavillarrealphotography.com/
http://www.sondrawampler.com/
http://www.cheryltoh.com/ (Emily liked this artist)
http://www.chrisdahlquist.com/
http://www.wansstudio.com/
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