sweet getaway

while mason was hiding from special k in my parents' pantry, brad and i were headed to the land of sugar and spice... the sugar bowl in new orleans! i surprised (well, kind of... long story that begins with a lot of secrecy and ends with an innocent slip-up by my mom) brad with tickets to see his beloved florida play for his christmas present.

it was a fast trip, with us leaving the morning of the 1st and coming back the next day, but fun nonetheless...

new orleans bound... it was very weird to not have mason with us!

the tickets!

superdome drive-by

we took the trolley from the hotel to the game.
for future reference, don't ride #951 - it breaks down!
we had better luck with the second trolley!

we made it!

first look from our seats

warm-up and last minute practice

awesome performance of the star spangled banner

go gators!!

just before halftime... florida 37, cincinnatti 3.

final score - florida backed off and let them score a couple,
much to our disappointment

our ticket source. thank you, mr. henry!

chomp. chomp.

did we mention how cold it was? or how we left our toiletries bag at home (which happened to have my gloves and hat in it)?!

pat o's... brad was really happy to see the waitress!

hello hurricanes. time to head home!

special shout-out to special k and my parents who took such good care of mason while we were away. he had a great time "livin it up" without his parents around!