FSU vs. Miami '06.... 13-10!!!

The trip to Miami was so much fun... We left Tallahassee around 7 am on Saturday, Sept. 2nd., stopped at Port St. Lucie for lunch and got to Miami at 2:30 pm... It only took us about 6 hours from Tallahassee to Miami since Rob was driving 100 mph on the FL Turnpike... We didn't have a radar so we were following this guy on a Benz who had one and at one point, Rob was going 120-130 mph!


We stayed at the Embassy Suites in Miami, next to Miami International Airport... Here you can see a picture of the indoor garden from our hotel room floor...




... and here's another one...

When we got there, we took a nap and got ready for the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale... We tried to gamble but all they had were poker tournaments and a ton of slot machines... and to get on the poker tournament, you had to sign up for it which had a 3-hour waiting period... So, we decided to go to the Park Sports Bar to have dinner and watch the Notre Dame game instead...



Here's JB and Rob at the Park while waiting for our table.



Me and JBizzle at the Park...



Watching the Notre Dame game at the Park...



The next day, we went to South Beach... We took turns posing in front of Gianni Versace's mansion... at the exact spot where he was shot!



Here's Jimmy and Rob's re-enactment...



Hanging out at Fridays in South Beach



South Beach posers!!! It rained a lot and this is one of the rare moments when the rain stopped...



Strolling along Ocean Drive...



On 8th and Ocean... MTV's reality TV show on South Beach models :-)



Cocktail hour before FSU's pre-game party



JB's starting to love Amaretto Sour!!!



Me... trying to outdo JB....




But I couldn't outdo my husband!!!



That night, we went to the FSU pre-game party at Firkin and Friar Pub.



The guys... having fun...



Firkin and Friar has several rooms and at least 3 huge bars... We were on the second floor... and all the rooms were packed with Seminole fans!!! We were hanging out with David Castillo, who was FSU's center the last few seasons...



But Jimmy and my brother were hanging out with the famous FSU cowgirls!!!



The next day (game day), the guys worked out to get "pumped up"...



They went swimming, while I relaxed by the pool...




I took pictures while they goofed around in the pool... trying to choreograph some synchronized-swimming routine... ha!



Oh... and they were trying to pose like GQ models too!!!




After swimming, we hung out at the hotel game room... Rob dominated in pool...



And here's JB trying to catch up!!!



We had Pina Coladas before getting "Garnet and Goldenized" for the big game!!!



... and here's our first tailgate party of the season at the Orange Bowl...




They had a bunch of yummy food...



The boys at the FSU Alumni Tailgate Party!!!




The tent quickly filled up (especially when it started pouring!!!)



And finally... it was game time... we made it early enough to watch the players warm up...




Here's JB's version of the "hand chop"...



The ESPN tent was right below us... By the way... Lee Corso, you were WRONG!!!



We didn't do well on the offense, but... man, do we have the BEST defense in the country or what!?!?!?



Jimmy and Rob : "Whoohoo... GO NOLES!!!"



The Seminoles storming the field after defeating Miami!!!!



So, we ended up winning... 13-10... It was such an awesome trip... Can't wait for our next game this weekend against Troy here in Tallahassee... see ya there, Seminoles!!!