“WOW……what an experience that was!! Last night was the third best day of my life, behind only my daughter’s birth and my wedding day. It started by us going in to the Dome at 2 PM and being escorted directly to the field. The first thing I noticed, after picking my jaw up off the ground, was the sheer size and speed of the players up close as they stretched and warmed up. Television will never do this justice. These players are like mountains and they jog at twice the speed that I can sprint. Kayleigh pointed out Drew Brees to me as he ran by. The first of many proud Daddy moments as he was not in uniform yet, so I was impressed that she recognized him at 5 years old. Shortly after we got there, members of the Super Bowl team arrived and were mingling with the crowd, chatting and taking a few pictures before they went on the field to talk to the players. Kayleigh got her picture taken with Marques Colston and Pierre Thomas as I shared with her stories of their legend and why I was so starstruck. She then got her picture taken with Sir Saint, Gumbo, Mannie Fresh and the Saintsations(who gave her a pom pom, which was apparently better than any Christmas present she received). The game started shortly after, and this allowed for more great father/daughter experiences as she started asking every question imaginable about football. She knew the basics, like what a TD and field goal were, but she asked me questions like what the markers meant, how long the field was, how many downs they get, etc… A few uneventful series and then BAM, TD Brees to Ginn! This was her big moment and she did not disappoint. She did perfect, except she left the Saints rep hanging as he tried high fiving her while on the big screen. I told her she did great, but next time to high five him. She apologized to him and told him “Sorry, I didn’t see you, I was looking for Drew.” She then got another chance after the 2nd TD and did great again. I was kind of worried that she would get caught up in the moment and stand there, but she did not hesitate. Then it was time to switch with my Wife. So I went up to sec 130 row 11, the 4 seats we were given by the team to watch the rest. As soon as I got up there, I looked down and could see my wife crying tears of joy on the sideline. Next time I looked 30 seconds later, she was up and dancing around the sideline with Kayleigh. Next and final opportunity was towards the end of the 3rd quarter. She did great again and then all of a sudden my phone started blowing up with texts from friends and family everywhere saying that Kayleigh was on TV and named “cutest kid in the Dome” by Joe Buck. The rest is history and the final score was the perfect ending to the perfect day. Sorry again for an even longer post, but I only put the biggest highlights and still left off a ton of other awesome moments.”

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