Super Bowl XXXIV (34, if you're not into reading Roman numerals) was the first major sporting event of the New Millennium. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, it saw the St. Louis Rams win their first-ever Super Bowl title with 23 points, against the Tennessee Titans with 16 points. The Rams' Kurt Warner was named MVP of the season. The Halftime Show featured such luminaries as Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, and Enrique Iglesias, with Edward James Olmos as host.
I was in 7th grade at the time, and Mom and I were in Florida, paying a visit to our condo in Naples. It was just about the worst trip we had: I was in school (it was after Christmas Break), and, since I hated it so much, I didn't do any of the homework that I was supposed to do. On top of that, it was very cold, even for Florida, and the trip was so impromptu that we both forgot to pack several things.
Our condo in Florida--No. 201. I'm not sure when we took this picture, but it's just here to give you an idea.
The trip home is my overriding memory. To save money, we took a flight home with a stopover in Atlanta, and the smallish plane was literally packed with guys coming home from the Super Bowl. You could practically smell the beer! And then, AirTran lost our luggage, and the check-in desk was absolutely no help at all. Foolishly, we had packed our coats in our luggage, and we had to ask Dad to bring coats for us.
The story ended happily, as the airline brought our suitcases the very next day. [Not so happily from the angle of the unfinished homework, though...Eh, to hell with it.]
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