Wow, what a weekend is all I have to say! If you know me at
all you know I LOVE sports and everything about them. I had an amazing time and
got to meet some amazing people. I will go day by day and tell you what we did
and who we saw and all that good stuff.
Friday 2/1/13
I woke up at 4:00 AM to get ready to head to Memphis and
catch the Amtrak train. We left Wynne, AR, where I live, at 5:15 AM and arrived
in Memphis at about 6:15. I’ve ridden the train before but never by myself so I
was very anxious. I got all my stuff settled on the train and I was kind of
bummed that I had to sit by someone but it ended up being fine. We talked about
sports the whole time, haha. AND my mom ended up coming to the train station to
see me before I left, what a surprise! The train left at 6:50 AM and we were on
our way. Okay, this was a long train ride. (7 hours). I didn't get to Hammond,
LA until about 2:00 PM.
Once I got to Hammond, my aunt and uncle were waiting on me
and we went to eat at Panera Bread. Friday night, I got to go to my first Mardi
Gras parade. Ahh, it was so much fun! I got some beads, cups, a teddy bear, and
a football! It was awesome! My aunt held a sign that was pointing to me that
said “My 1st Mardi Gras Parade”. Ssshhh… that got me more beads. ;)
Saturday 2/2/13
Me, my aunt and uncle woke up
early and headed down to New Orleans!!! We rode the street car (trolley) to
downtown New Orleans. When we first got off the streetcar we immediately saw
Cris Carter! C’mon mannnn! It was so cool seeing him right before he got into
the Hall Of Fame later that day. We ate lunch at New Orleans Hamburger &
Seafood! Delicious! We went to listen to some music by the river. After that we
got to go to the CNN Bleacher Report! & Yes here is a picture of me on TV!It was awesome!! We ended the night with dinner at WOW Wings! It was an awesome day to spend my last day as a teenager :)
Here is a list of all the people I saw on Saturday: ( &
a picture if I got one)
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| Cris Carter |
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| Chris Collinsworth |
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| Greg Gumbel, Rod Wiodson, & Maurice Jones-Drew |
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| Howie Long |
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| Ernie Johnson (CNN/Turner Sports) |
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| Ron Jaworski |
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| Ernie Johnson and Rachel Nichols |
Scott Pelly (CBS Evening News)
Scott Fujita (Former Saints player)
Steve Gleason (Former Saints player)
Jon Gruden
I have defintely saved the
best for last!!!
JASON GARRETT (Dallas Cowboys
Football Coach)!!!!! He was so nice!
Sunday 2/3/13
Yay! My 20th birthday!! We woke up, had
breakfast and then we headed back to New Orleans!!! The streetcar was packed so
we ended up walking most of the day but we got on the streetcar when we headed
back to our car! Walking downtown we saw and got to meet James Carville from
CNN. Nice Guy! We went to lunch at Hard Rock Cafe. I got very embarrassed when
they took me up on stage and announced that it was birthday and I got a
birthday shoutout from the whole restaurant!! Then we went to watch the 610
stompers that were performing right off of Burboun Street. After that we headed
back to Mandeville where my aunt and uncle live to get ready for the game! We
ended up going to their friends lake house for a shrimp boil!! It was super fun
and I got a mardi gras cake! I could not of asked for a better birthday! It was
AMAZING!
Here is a list of people I met or saw on Sunday ::
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| Chris Berman |
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| Cris Carter |
Bob Kraft (Patriots Owner)
James Carville (CNN)
Stuart Scott
Steve Young
Frank Caliendo
Keyshaun Johnson
Keith Jackson
Neil Patrick Harris
Monday 2/4/13
My amazing weekend had come
to a close and I was so sad! My aunt and uncle were wonderful hosts and I could not
of imagined spending my birthday anywhere else! I arrived back in Memphis at 10
PM on Monday. Let’s just say Tuesday was a struggle day!
Here are a few more pictures from my trip!
I had the time of my life!!
Hope you enjoyed reading my blog!!!
Kristen :)
