The Day I Gained an Ounce of Cowboys Pride.

If there were any NFL team that I would have to root against from now until eternity...it would have to be the Dallas Cowboys. First off, they aren't that talented of a team (sorry to bring this to your awareness if you are a Cowboys fan). Second, they aren't the humblest of people. Take T.O. for example, AKA the reason I started disliking the Cowboys in the first place: he's rude, unsportsmanlike, greedy, and the list goes on. And don't even get me started on Romo. Not a pretty place.
I digress. Today (and by today I mean yesterday because I fail at posting on time), I found something I never imagined I would find: respect for the Cowboys. Yes, this respect is more for the city of Arlington and Jerry Jones' personal funds, but it is in the name of the Cowboys. If you are confused, I'm talking about Cowboys Stadium. The biggest, most extravagant football stadium as of 2012. I'm talking 1.2 billion dollars big. Today (again, yesterday), we toured this football haven. And it was amazing. Well, more like awe-inspiring.
In case you don't ever have the chance to, or you want to be inspired to, visit Cowboys Stadium, here are the highlights. Slash the pictures that turned out well:).

 

Me, looking all cute. 

Note: If you decide to visit the stadium, I cannot guarantee this feature (aka me) will be there. 

This stadium seats 82,000 people, with standing room for another 10,000. The old Texas Stadium held 65,000 people.  

High school football games are also played on this field. They switch out the NFL field for a HS regulation field. This process takes 12-13 hours and the field comes apart in 10 yard sections.

 The massive screen. Who needs to watch the field when you can watch a larger than life version of it in clear view? I don't remember how wide it is, but I do remember that it is 7 stories tall... and it's nearly twice as wide as it is tall. You do the math (because I don't want to..)

Just chillin' in Jerry Jones' personal viewing room. Complete with his own elevator (which provides direct access to his room from his parking space INSIDE the stadium), four LCD tvs (which can follow any teammate throughout the entire game or any other NFL game), and what I'm pretty sure was a mini bar. Yeah, he's not loaded or anything...

The retractable roof. It takes 9 minutes for this puppy to retract and bring the beautiful rays of sun into the stadium. 

You see that black blurb toward the right of the picture? Yeah, that's a light the size of an 18-wheeler semi truck. The enormity of this stadium ironically dwarfs itself. 

When the contractors installed the video screen the roof dropped. 4 inches. They expected it to drop as much as 12 inches. ...No worries though, they haven't reported any changes in height since then.

Rangers Ballpark. Really a beaut of architecture.

 Ever worry you're going to run out of something to cheer at a game? Fear no more, here is every cheer imaginable. 

Why, yes, we did enter the private space of the Cowboys. And it smelled. Like a locker room. Go figure.

Sometimes I pretend that I'm a Cowboy fan so that I can take cool pictures like this.

At the start of every game, the Cowboys run through this star.

I'm pretty much famous.

Me madre y yo. We just scored a touchdown, no big deal.

Sike. We just like to pretend we are awesomely athletic.

Other random facts:

The stadium has over 3200 LCD TVs housed in their bars, concession lines, hallways, etc.

Of all the bathrooms in the stadium, 60% are women's and 40% are men's, and this percentage can change based on the audience during particular events.

Okay, so maybe the Cowboys have ONE thing going for them. I'm not a full fan. Nor do I ever believe I will be. But now I think just a little more highly of them. Er, Jerry Jones at least. And they make pretty snazzy shirts...