We went road trippin' with Nan and Pawpaw!
We loaded up bright and early Monday morning and set our eyes out for Tampa Florida to cheer on the Auburn Tigers in the Outback bowl against the Minnesota Golden Gophers!
Whew...it was a long ride but we made it in strides and we were SO excited to make it down there!
To say we had some unknown circumstances with our food options/choices.....is an understatement on this trip, but once we got down to Tampa...finally got some dinner {I think I have forever banned the restaurant, Chili's, in my mind!}we crashed on the first night!
Tuesday we were up and ready to explore!
We had to make our way to see the BEACH! It was SUPER windy...way more than we thought it would be but we trekked out to make our 1st picture! ha! We booked it back to 'land' right after! ha!
Tampa is so beautiful! For sure would like to come back....and visit...during warmer months!
We found a cute ice cream shop after we had lunch at a unique and delicious Mexican restaurant called the Spotted Donkey!
We walked around and took in the sites! This area was pretty crowded with fans as there were tables set up with vendors and people selling their crafts! It was a fun atmosphere! And...OH..the palm trees! LOVE!
No way the girls can NOT 'bungee jump' if they see this! Both girls love to do back flips as they jump!
Alexis loves to see how high she can do it! She even did double back flips too!
We headed to the hotel to unload and freshen up before coming to the New Year's Eve parade! We had the perfect spot and even was back in the van before the crowd even dispersed!
Lily had a HUGE stash of beads and even caught a light up ring. She has her beads ready to distribute out to her friends that she wants to have some!
Alexis caught a lot too along with this lay!
There was some really good floats!
Loved this!
AUBIE! Whoop whoop!
After the parade....we were on a mission to find FOOD! Not only food...but a restaurant that wasnt going to disappoint! ha! We landed in 'Cody's!' It was perfection! The rolls!...the salad!...the steaks!...YUM-O!
This guy and I closing out 2019 together in Tampa eating at Cody's!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We were ready right at the Tiger Walk sign to cheer on the Tigers as they entered!! We even were behind some of the guy's Mom's so I loved seeing them run up to their Moms and give them a hug as they passed. It was sweet!
The crew right in front of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium!
We had great seats! Here's to 2020!
Oh...we wish the game turned out to have a different ending...but OH..well...that isnt the case! The Golden Gophers were ready to win...and that they did. They played a great game. Auburn, well, not so much.
It was a great experience, though, despite the outcome!
BOY was it hot, though! We were not expecting it to be the way it was especially due to the weather the day before. We all got a little crispy! ha!
This chick tried to stay cool with her Daddy's hat and popcorn! :)
After the game....we headed to dinner and then came back to the hotel to head to bed and gear up for the car ride home the next morning.
It was a short and sweet rode trip with loads of funny moments that will make for tons of memory talks in years to come!
We came...we went...and we conquered Tampa! :) Big thanks to Nan and Pawpaw for helping make our Tampa trip and memories happen!
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