His birthday and trip fell at the perfect time! NC State also happened to be playing in Miami while he was in town. So of course we had plans to go. Chris flew in late Thursday night. All there was really time for was cupcakes, since John and I had to work the next morning early. Friday, I took him to lunch on campus and showed him around some. After work, John and I wanted to take Chris out and treat him to a nice dinner. We took him to YardHouse and ate a very yummy dinner! I let John order for me (because I always end up liking his food better anyway) and he surprised me with a steak! It was amazing. and very sweet. lol. It was really nice to hang out and just catch up with my brother. We spent the rest of the night getting ready for the game the next day.
John and Chris at dinner
Saturday we got up at the crack of dawn to load up the car since the game as at 12. We had to run by Johns work for a little bit, so I used that time to cook the food I prepared for the game- Cheesy Brunch Bake and Prosciutto wrapped Mac and Cheese Bites. We also made some NC pulled pork to take and I brought more cupcakes. :D When we got the stadium we set up near some NC State fans- we couldnt find many at all! and the parking lot was EMPTY. These people do not know how to tailgate! We got to use our new tent too! Which was a blessing because it was SO hot out. We had a good time tailgating and were glad there were a few NC state people around to hang out with and play cornhole with :D
It's hard to see- BUT the black bag caught in between the red bags and didnt go it- I dont think I could do that again if I tried! haha
While we were tailgating, there were some older UM fans next to us struggling to put up there tent. I went over and helped them. Later he brought me an entire cooked fish as a thank you. It was SO nice. It was however, the entire fish. lol. I found out later that he caught it himself! I love nice people. Later I took him some pulled pork and his wife loved it, so she made us some conch fritters (they had an entire fryer and huge propane tank!) and then I shared some of the mac and cheese bites. It was nice to have some fans next to us that were so friendly!! Even if they were UM fans...haha.
The ENTIRE fish! including the eyes...lol
Anyway, the game was the hottest game I have ever sat through. EVER. I thought tailgating in Atlanta was the hottest, but this game definitely topped it. It was SO hot that we ended up watching some of the game from the consessions to cool off. The game was also terrible. I cant believe we didnt show up :(. However, Scotty McCreery did end up sitting in front of us for awhile!!!!! We talked to him for a minute and i got a hug :D Apparently, I am a star struck blubbering fool. lol. I may or may not have even told him that I loved him. I'm not even ashamed. I have now also fulfilled one of my miami bucklist items which includes spotting a star!! :D It was awesome :D The game was fun too- even if the loss was awful. I do have to say that my employees didnt even give me a hard time. They really couldnt though because they didnt play well either. We just played worse. haha
Scotty's the one on the right :D We didnt wanna bug him again for a real picture.
GO PACK!
Sunday, we went to the beach for part of the day. Chris decided he wanted to go to the dog beach so Carter could come. lol Carter was IN LOVE with Chris and even slept with him every night. It was super cute. So we took him- he was restless most of the time and the water was kind of gross, but the weather was perfect. We played with Carter a lot, relaxed, and ate lunch. After a few hours we went back home and showered and then played games. We taught Chris one of our favorites games! Now we have another person to play with when we move home- YAY! Then we watched football and lounged around.
Monday, it was time for him to leave :( On our way to the airport we took him to our favorite cuban restaurant for lunch, Savor Miami. As always, it was amazing. Then we dropped him off at the airport and went back to work :(.
He loves his uncle Chris!
The visit was so much fun! I also dont think that I have spent that much time with just my brother in years! So it was nice to talk and catch up and just spend time together. I miss you already, Chris!!!! (so does Carter! he's still sleeping on the guest bed. haha)
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