Hola amigos, hope this edition of
Sweat Tea with the Sprayberrys finds everyone in good health and good
company. Since our last post we
have done many things and seen many faces. These experiences included Red Bull Flugtag (German for ‘Fly
Day’), a Redskins game and general good times.
First, Flugtag. Flugtag is one of those things you see
on TV, laugh at and secretly hope for the chance to one day participate. Well as any good competitor knows, the
first step to participation is scouting.
You need a feel for what gameday looks and feels like. We now officially have that experience. After a trip on the metro to National
Harbor, we found some seats on the grassy knoll overlooking the Potomac. In front of us was an ‘official’
Flugtag Flight Deck, raised 30 feet above the water (also lots of emergency
boats, always a good sign). The event
was attended by about 10,000 people and without much in the way of designated
walkways, there was a bit of frustration constantly dealing with people
filtering up and down the hillside.
However, all of that was forgotten as soon as the first team launched
off the ramp. Judged for a
pre-flight skit, music and distance most of the hand built machines didn’t make
it further than 20 feet. The
themes and costumes were just as entertaining as the machines themselves. It was announced teams spent anywhere
from $400 to upwards of $2,500 on their vehicles ($2,500 to crash into the
river, some people….). Among our
favorites teams were Made in ‘Murica and Viking Army SC. I’ll post some links of their flight video
below. Another team that we found
particularly interesting was a group of seniors at Temple University who built
their replica of a Wright Brother’s glider for their senior project (it didn’t
do so hot).
1st Place: The Harvest Bureau (video is towards
the bottom of the page)
2nd Place: Viking Army SC
3rd Place: Duck Hunt
People’s Choice: Made in ‘Murica
After
that event filled Saturday, we had another busy day Sunday going to see the
Redskins try to keep from an 0-3 start against the Detroit Lions. This Metro ride took us further east
than either of us had ever been in the city. Most Metro trips take us about 10-15 minutes, probably the
longest we had been on was probably a little over 20, but the trip to FedEx
Field was almost 40! Sometimes
when we stay in our little bubble we forget how far the DC Metroplex spreads
out. Back to the game, we have to
give a big shout out to Carole and Charles Tucker for our awesome wedding present;
it was cool to go see RGIII and the Redskins. I had no idea how big the Redskins were up here. One of the first questions people ask
me when they find out I’m from Texas is, “Are you a Cowboys fan? Cause you can’t be one anymore.” Needless to say, they’re intense. We made our trip to the stadium with
all the other people decked out in their Redskins gear, us in our Baylor gear. The stadium was not what we expected
it’s very…multicolored…from the outside.
But inside it was pretty cool and our seats were great. RGIII played ok but we
got to see another native Texan play really well (Matthew Stafford) and we got
to see Megatron (Calvin Johnson) who’s my favorite. It was an entertaining experience that we won’t soon forget.
Other
side notes, we have to give a BIG thank you to Grandmommy and Granddaddy for
sending us a package from Stockdale with fresh vegetables. We had bell peppers, jalapenos, banana
peppers, okra and pecans. We’ve
already used lots of our supply and they have all been delicious. Also we found out we are going to
become (the best) Aunt and Uncle to baby Bernsen. Congratulations to Cade and Meredith that is so
exciting! Work for Mandi has been
good and school has been great for me, just finished my first round of papers
last week. During my spare time I
wander around the mall and the different Smithsonian buildings and have seen
all sorts of cool things. Until
next time, we hope y’all are all doing alright without us!
This has been a special edition of Sweet Tea with the
Sprayberrys produced by Ryan and edited by Mandi (she probably took out some
original content).
Cheers!
(P.S. this was written a while ago, I am very sorry that I have been so bad about posting! There will be a more recent post very soon! :] -Mandi)
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