Two days after Christmas, we packed up, and headed to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl with the Texas Longhorns. And, spoiler alert, we won the game!!!!
I've already shared a ton of pictures on social media, but I like to blog about our trips too, because one day, the girls will have this space to look back on. But, I promise, i'll try to keep it as short as possible :)
DJ flew out on the 26th, so he could set up the meeting rooms at the team hotel. We met the team on campus, and flew out with them.
These girls were pumped and ready for New Orleans!
We go through security on campus, ride the team bus, and then we're dropped off right at the plane.
When we boarded, we were given Chick Fil A, and then had a bag of snacks waiting for us.
It was SO much food y'all! The girls had fruit, chicken nuggets, chips, and a cookie in their CFA bag, while I had the same thing plus two CFA sandwiches and a salad.
In our snack bag, we had grapes, chips, and a snickers, plus a gatorade and water.
Megan said, "this is the best flight! They give you more than just peanuts and pretzels!"
Clearly, we like to eat :)
We arrived in New Orleans and settled in to our room, and made it to the kids play room where there was a bounce house and video games set up.
The kids could've skipped the sight seeing and stayed here the entire trip, and would've been thrilled.
But, we had things to do :) We loaded up Thursday night with the team and headed to do a little bowling.
We didn't get to bowl, but the kids had fun playing!
Later that night, they were tucked in with their Nana babysitting, and I was in my house shoes enjoying a few drinks in the hospitality suite.
Friday morning was raining, but we braved the weather anyway.
We stayed about a half mile from Jackson Square and walked to see the church and enjoy the atmosphere.
We weren't letting the rain spoil our fun.
We watched a street performer....
and finally headed inside.
The church was gorgeous all decorated for Christmas.
and when we came out, the sun was shining and the rain had stopped!
We headed over to Cafe Du Monde for beignets!
The line to get in was insanely long, so we went to the take out line, which was much shorter!
We found a spot by a fountain and enjoyed hot chocolate and beignets.
We walked around the square and did some shopping.
The girls were mesmerized by the street performers who are "statues" and this guy was really nice. We later saw him on Bourbon street a few days later.
Friday night, we met up with friends DJ had worked with when we were in college. The Peoples were influential in his life, and always built him up to believe in himself. We were so thankful to see them again and have drinks and dinner.
They took us to Bistro Daisy, which was delicious.
Saturday morning, we rode the trolly and met my niece for lunch at Superior.
Lunch was yummy, I had their Lobster and Crab soup, which was perfect for a cool day, and we rode the trolly in the Garden District before making our way back to the hotel.
Saturday night, DJ and I had a dinner with the coaches and staff. We got to dress up, so that was fun!
We each had a white chocolate place card holder.
and the center pieces were the Sugar Bowl trophy design
Dinner was wonderful! We started out with soup and gumbo, and then had a fish course, followed by a steak course, followed by the best bread pudding.
We ended our night with a super blurry elevator selfie heading to the hospitality suite!
