After going to prison, we broke into Darrell K. Royal Stadium

All I have to say is TEXAS...FIGHT! After going to prison "just the four of us" all made it to Houston, TX to meet up with our friend Roel Garcia. After eating our first of many meals at "Whataburger" we met up with Roel at his home, ditched the bus, went into our 30 min planned routine of showers and changing, and headed out for the night. We set out to have a nighttime tour of the city and also wanted to meet up with one of Rob's good friends, Shannon at a snazzy bar in midtown Houston. We all got to the bar and immediately ordered beers (because I guess they drink beer in Texas?). We successfully linked up with Shannon, realized we were too tired to keep drinking, so we told her we'd meet up the next day. Roel gave us a wonderful driving display of the very spread out neighborhoods of Houston, and per my request, showed us all of the stadiums in the city. Although Rob, Jerone, and Abhi were completely passed out for the tour, I know they enjoyed it.
Bright and early the next morning (1pm) we set out for Austin, TX in order to find the burnt orange in all of us and see the lovely campus of UT. On the way, Roel made sure that we stopped in the Southside Market which is home to the Elgin Hot Sausage. If that sounds ridiculous to you, let me assure you, it isn't. This sausage was just about the most flavorful sausage any of us have ever eaten (except maybe Abhi, what?)...in all seriousness, this is the best BBQ, and if you're ever going to Austin, swing by the Southside Market in Elgin, TX...mmmmm. Upon arrival in Austin, we realized that our lovely host Cathleen would not be able to meet up with us until late, so we began touring the campus. Immediately I asked Roel where the stadium was, and he assured me we'd get there. After a lovely walk, we moseyed our way over to the gigantic Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. What a sight. Our crew had our hearts set on getting onto the field despite large construction going on in the stadium (and the stadium being closed during the summer). But would that stop us? Oh no...we successfully located an open door to the stadium (that was clearly a maintenance door) and immediately went into James Bond-stealth mode (Jerone went into ninja mode, but it was comparable). After noticing the sign that said "roof access" we began our ascent up 10 flights of stairs. We got to the 11th floor, and sure enough, we were on the roof level of the stadium. We walked around for awhile up there, took some pictures, but still no access to the field or seats. At least one hour later, we were still opening every door we could find, walking into every locker room, and sneaking around every corner just to get onto the field. Eventually we wandered into the construction zone and after Abhi wheeled around the ramps of the stadium with an office chair he found, we realized that we would not be able to get on the field. That pretty much concluded our campus tour, so shifted our focus to our night out in Austin. From what I can remember, the two highlights of the night were 1)Taking flaming doctor pepper shots that consisted of the bartender blowing fire over all of the glasses from his mouth and singeing our eyebrow hair and 2) A wet t-shirt contest with all Austin locals? Anyway, all in all Houston and Austin were a blast and were a great start to our Texas chapter of this trip.