After a relaxing afternoon we got ready and headed down to the
Scarpetta for our meal on Sunday night. It was with the group we were traveling with and was made up of lots of signature dishes served in each course that were shared with the table. It was a neat way to dine and we got to sample lots of items which was nice. My favorite had to have been their famous spaghetti though. I never would have ordered spaghetti at a restaurant like this, but if you’re at
Scarpetta you should because it is divine!
We stayed in the lobby for as long as we could keep our eyes open on Sunday night trying to see some celebrities that were coming into the nightclub
Liv. Apparently over the weekend various celebs like Lady Gaga were there but we just couldn’t make it until it’s midnight opening to watch the people lining up. We did have fun singing Rammer Jammer and Sweet Home Alabama in the lobby though with everyone else! Times like that are extra fun to be staying in the team hotel!
On Monday we slept late again and went to take a walk on the beach. We picked up some pretty shells for Charlotte, although as I’m typing this I realize they’re still sitting on my chest and we haven’t given them to her yet. Oops! The beach is definitely different than the gulf and it was busy but it was nice to have the sun on our backs and have warm temperatures!
The view of our hotel from the beach. We stayed in the curved building. Mom and Dad stayed in the tall building. I think there were two or three other buildings with rooms in them in addition to these two.
We got down to the lobby a little after 3:30 to catch our bus to the stadium. It was odd being ready to leave over FIVE HOURS before game time, but we enjoyed catching up with some of our traveling companions while we waited to depart.
We headed down to our seats with about an hour left until kickoff. The anticipation was high and we were ready to get the show on the road!
Thankfully, we weren’t disappointed with the game!
The biggest downside to the vacation was that we didn’t get back to the hotel until 1:30 am and had to have our luggage ready for luggage pull at 7 am. We managed to get a few hours of sleep but we were pretty exhausted by the time we headed for home. And with two little’s waiting on you at home there’s no catching up once you get there!
We stopped and picked up the last Tuscaloosa News in the box on our way home. It’s beautiful!
This little one was happy to see me and I was ecstatic to see her. You can see one of her surprises, which she named Pink, in the top corner of this picture. She also got a brown puppy dog which she named, aptly, Brown.
Traveling is fun but nothing beats coming home to your babies. Thank you again, Kay and David, for graciously taking care of our kids while we were gone. That gift was amazing and we are so grateful for the chance to get away and relax for a few days! Now I guess we’ll just wait and hope for another trip to The Rose Bowl!
Lindsey
January 29, 2013 at 4:18 pmROLL TIDE!! On a completely non-related note…I’m LOVING your hair in all of these pics!!