Our first full day in NM was filled with trying new things. Since it had been a long time (years) since I had visited the area, there were a lot of things I wanted to do and see during our recent visit. I was also in my very early twenties on my last visit and am now in my late twenties, so I (and my interests) have changed a lot and I wanted to see and do things that my parents weren't necessarily going to take me to do when I was a kid! Things such as...
Gambling! And horse racing! Haha.
Eddie and I like going to the casino occasionally and throwing a few bucks into a machine. And my mom also loves gambling. Haha. My dad can take it or leave it but is usually patient and doesn't mind going with my mom once in a while. So it pretty much took little to no convincing to get everyone to agree to going to the nearby casino and racetrack. Both Eddie and my mom ended up winning a bit of money at the track which was cool. Because then we could use it at the casino. Ha! The view from the track was gorgeous! Awesome mountains nearby and a whole lot of open spaces which was so nice and so different from the OC/LA area. And after spending the day at the track we ate at an El Paso landmark- Chico's Tacos!
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| My mom and sisters. One of them purposely being weird. |
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| Say what?!?! Very cool. |
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| What the fudge?!?! My mom hit a royal flush! |
We had spent the previous evening talking to my dad and grandma about must-eat-at places in the area, and while my grandma was meh about Chico's, my dad thought it was a place we just had to check out. After googling the place, I found this interesting video on YouTube from the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate. I was sold. I had to try it!
So while I was not ecstatic about Chico's famous tacos (the sauce was a little too watery for me) I had a hot dog (which I had read was delish) and it was SO GOOD. It was actually two hot dogs cut in half, on a hamburger bun, with mustard, pickles, and chili beans. Kind of funky condiments but OMG it was yummy.
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| My dad and uncle were drinking the sauce and told Eddie he had to join in for the Chico's experience to be authentic. (Gross.) |
So all in all it was a fun day, and we were looking forward to the next day's plans! Coming soon. . . Part 3!
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