Day 1 (Friday): Hubby and I flew from Houston to Cincinnati. On our ride to the airport, just as the sun was coming up, Don't Stop Believin' came on the radio. What a great song to get pumped for the weekend that was upon us. We ran... No, I ran through the airport with Hubby dragging behind. We were in our Giants gear so people were asking if we were headed to the game. While speaking with the security guard, I got tears in my eyes because I was so excited.
We landed in Cincinnati on time, picked up our bags and rental car and headed to lunch. I figured chances of us being in this city again were slim so I thought we'd check it out a little. I did what any chubby girl would do. I checked out where Guy Fieri had been on DDD and that's where we headed. So we had lunch at Terry's Turf Club and just as expected, the burgers were to die for. Once our stomachs were full, we got back in the car and made our 2 1/2 hour drive to Bloomington, IN (this is where we were staying and meeting my father).
As we drove through winding roads with not much to see but corn fields, I said, "Well, Indiana is exactly what I imagined it to be."
LITERALLY the ROAD to the Super Bowl.
And then, Don't Stop Believin' came on the radio again. This was it. It was going to be our theme song for the weekend. The truth is I never stopped believing in the Giants. This was proven so when Hubby and I got into a fight while out watching the Saturday games of the Divisional playoffs. Hubby said that the Saints were going to go all the way. I yelled at him that there was no way that was going to happen. This was the Giants year. I was sure of it. Besides, I didn't think the Saints were going to get by the 49ers anyway.
Thank you, Giants for helping me to prove him wrong.
We arrived at our hotel and Daddy was just a few minutes behind us. We checked in and brought our bags up. Once Daddy got to our room, we basically turned around and headed to Indianapolis.
As we drove into Indy, we could see Lucas Oil Stadium AKA the House that Peyton Built. We drove into downtown and could immediately see a city that had a Super Bowl makeover. There were signs, posters, and decorations everywhere that proudly showed the Super Bowl XLVI logo. After sitting in some traffic, we parked.
As we walked out of the parking garage, we immediately saw Adam Schefter. Of course in this instant, we all choked and couldn't remember his name. But it was still pretty cool.
We walked around the Super Bowl Village, several blocks of downtown Indianapolis that were shut down for Super Bowl festivities. We headed to the zip line, which of course Daddy was dying to get on. Unfortunately, it was sold out for the day. So, we kept walking around and checking out the sights.
Zip Line @ Super Bowl Village
As we walked past a building, a security guard stopped us because someone was coming and there had to be a path made for him/her to get through. Hubby was ahead of us--he usually leaves me in the dust--so only Daddy and I got stopped. I was joking with the security guard and trying to get him to tell us who it was. He said that he couldn't tell us but after a little bit of buttering up, he did tell me which way to point my camera. Then, I saw him. Amani Toomer. For those of you that aren't too familiar with the Giants, this is kind of a big deal. He was on the team for quite some time and was even part of the Super Bowl XLII team. The funny part about this was that a lot of the people hanging out at Super Bowl Village weren't there for the Super Bowl. They were people just looking for something to do and it was a BEAUTIFUL night. So the crowd that I was in didn't even know who it was that walked by. Of course, I freaked out, as I usually do in these situations and didn't get a good shot. It doesn't matter. He still walked right by me. And it was awesome.
We made our way to dinner. We ended up eating at the Hard Rock Cafe. You know, we tried authentic local cuisine. Hey, if that's what Daddy wanted, that's what we were eating. We were experiencing the most incredible weekend of our life because of him. He could have pointed in a trash can and said, "Dinner?" and I would have said, "Sounds good".
We walked around and had a couple more celebrity sightings. One was Nick Lachey. I was literally just inches away from him. He was pretty cute in person. I have to say. And the other was Keith David--you know, one of those actors that you TOTALLY know his face but had no idea what his name is. As the downtown got more and more crowded, it got harder to move, let alone walk. So we felt we had experienced enough of Super Bowl Village and decided to head back to our hotel. We had a full day planned ahead of us so we figured it was a good time to call it a night.
Crowded Streets of Super Bowl Village
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