So, it's my spring break right now, but poor Cas is at work today. And I have to go do my job when he's out on his spring break. I don't mean to sound like I am complaining, either. It's such a neat benefit to be an adult who gets a week off in the spring like the kids in school do, and this is only the second time since we've been together that our spring breaks didn't line up. No matter, though- we're packing our weekends with adventures and I've been getting a ton of tedious adult-ing done. It's nothing thrilling on that front, really. I mean, today, I bought a new trash can for our kitchen. See what I mean? Tedious adult-ing. But we did spend a night in scenic Denton, Texas on Saturday.
See? Just saying "scenic Denton" doesn't make it so, does it? But there was an ad that showed up somewhere in front of me a while back for a touring company of guys from the improv TV show Whose line is it, anyway? Well, they got me. I wanted to see that show, so Cas and I bought tickets. The show was at a performance hall on the UNT campus in scenic Denton, Texas. Two of the performers from the regular show were on stage, along with two guys who were at varying levels of fame from other shows, and a fifth guy I had never heard of. From the original show, we saw Ryan Styles and Greg Proops. They added Kids in the Hall star David Foley and Gary Anthony Williams, a guy who voice-acts a character on a cartoon show I don't watch. I honestly don't remember the name of the fifth guy. Regardless, the show was hysterical, and we were glad to have gone. Before that, we spent a little afternoon strolling-around time in Denton, checking out a used book and record store, a funky restaurant and a bar that was themed around board games. In fact, it was called d20, which I needed Cas to explain to me. That's a nerdy way to say 20-sided-dice. Which, I suspect, is a very important kind of thing to have if you play lots and lots of role playing games. Either way, it was a cool bar. We played a few card games and one logic game, but mostly, we soaked in the atmosphere until we needed to get moving. Here we are in front of the Denton courthouse that anchors a cute town square:
After that, we checked into our room, dropped off our stuff and headed to the theater for the show. What a great time! I can see us heading back to Denton, actually. We felt pretty at-home there. I guess a college atmosphere works for teachers? Or maybe we were seeing what happens to a college town in its spring break, when all of their kids run away for vacation and the adults are still in town, because it didn't feel like we were overrun with kids in their late teens and early 20s.
The next morning, we had breakfast at a place that was about as cowboy as you can get. It was called Cartwright's Ranch House. They had menu items named things like Annie Oakley and Doc Holiday, and every waitress was wearing a t-shirt that extolled the virtues of their chicken fried steak. We split something, and still ate way too much.
After that, we had to get back. Cas had papers to grade before Monday, and when Monday morning came, he got in the car to go to work while I stood in the garage to wave goodbye. No worries, though- he'll get to do that for me next week.
This coming weekend will be the end of my break and the start of his, and we've got a few plans for that, but the following week, I am actually taking two personal days on Thursday and Friday so we can head to Fort Worth. I have so many days stacked up that I could never actually use them all before retirement, so why not? Because they roll over every year and I hate calling in, I have a lot.
I am sure he'll make a photo album when he's not consumed with being an awesome math teacher, but for now, wish me a happy spring break! And prepare to wish Cas a happy one in a week. See you bac here on the weekend!
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