So, I feel like I should give a little back story just in case anyone who is reading doesn't know the whole story...
Jon signed with the Arizona Cardinals after college. Although is time there was short, he signed an NFL contract. That makes him is officially eligible to join the NFL Players Association. Score!
When they announced the party for this year, we jumped on the chance to go!!
Jon had to go in person to pick up the invitation (where he saw Adiran Peterson picking up his!)
The invitation to the NFL Players Association Party XLV

They did spell his name wrong, but he was just happy to be invited at all ;)
Andrew and Mel were kind enough to chauffeur us to the party. About to leave...
On the red carpet
I was so nervous and excited. I have never really spotted any celebrities in real life before...unless you count the time Gov. Rick Perry sat behind us at church...Or one time when we thought we saw Coach Bobby Knight at the airport. Lame, I know.
The party had a very "Vegas" vibe. Ice sculptures, go go dancers, lounge seating everywhere...
Jon and his buddy Robbin Jones (fellow Baylor Bear!) We also ran into Santana Dotson (for those of you who know BU football)
The entertainment. Trey Songz. Must admit, I had no idea who he was. When we heard he was preforming, we studied up. Turns out he is kinda of a big deal ;)
Close up of Trey. Bottoms up, Bottoms up...throw your hands up...

Surprise guest...Jamie
Foxx! He came out and sang "Blame it on the A-A-A-
Alcohol." It was pretty awesome...

Close up of Jamie. Pretty sure he was pointing at me, saying "what's up
hottie" ;)

Another surprise performance by Nikki
Minaj.

Jon with David Spade. He is sooooo little. He is standing on a platform in this pic, so you can't tell, but he is probably about my height...which is SHORT.
We were dancing right next to Emmitt Smith and his wife. They are both absolutely beautiful. Love them. They were dancing and laughing and flirting with each other all night. SO sweet to see them...
We also saw Cam Newton (recent Heisman winner). He had an entourage of about 8
people. Pretty ridiculous considering he is still a college player. No one else had an entourage...
Chad
Ochocinco was there. With his
finace (who is on
VH1's Basketball wives). He seemed shorter than I had imagined.
There were other people there from some of the "Real Housewives" shows, but I don't
watch them so I have no idea who they were.
Serena Williams was there, but I couldn't find her anywhere!
Believe me I tried!
We also heard that Eva
Longoria was there. I looked everywhere and couldn't find her either...turns out it was actually Evan
Longoria (3rd baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays). Not nearly as exciting :)
We saw a bunch of other players, but no one else I really knew or recognized. Jon was
practically beside himself though.
It was such a fun night!!!! So surreal...I mean, how far from my normal life could one night possibly be???
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