After celebrating Christmas with the fam, we got up the next morning prepared to drive to Memphis, TN to cheer on ISU in the Liberty Bowl. Mom was still not feeling well so she decided to stay home. Dad, Nathan, and I all were really worried we were going to come down with the flu on our quick trip....luckily we all stayed healthy!
Nathan proudly displaying his freak flag....
It took about 8.5 hrs to drive to Memphis from Washington....we headed out for BBQ at Central BBQ once we arrived into town. We met my sorority sister Amy and her hubby David....we headed down to Beale Street to take in the night life.
The game was played New Year's Eve day....it was cold (30's) and projected to rain...we tailgated before the game with friends....and ate more BBQ....
ISU played Tulsa...we had played them once before at the beginning of the season and we had won. Ready to cheer on the Cyclones!
ISU had a very big following at the game...over 20,000 ISU fans made the trip to Memphis. It was a sea of cardinal and gold....
It did start lightly raining during the second quarter. We were prepared with ponchos!
ISU came out strong in the first quarter but soon petered out....we played horribly the rest of the game and ended up losing :(
We planned ahead and had bought tickets to the Peabody Hotel's NYE celebration. They had two different bands playing as well as a DJ. There was free champagne and a balloon drop at midnight. We had a fantastic time!
Happy New Year!
