SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A mother and daughter from Dell Rapids are back home tonight after experiencing a trip of a lifetime; the Super Bowl.
Kim Hubers and her daughter Aubrey spent three days in New Orleans as special guests of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who paid for their entire trip — including two tickets to the big game.
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“I haven’t even come down from it yet, I’ve only been home for like 15 hours,” Kim Hubers said. Kim Hubers is still on a Super Bowl high. “It was amazing, it was really, really, really good,” Hubers said. Hubers got back home late last night and is still looking at all the pictures and videos she took while in New Orleans.One of the best parts was meeting Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson at the convention center prior to the big game during a meet and greet. She was wearing his Salute to Service jersey.”I don’t remember seeing him right away, I just remember a great big bear hug and I watched the video later and saw him come in and thought that’s really cool I forgot about,” Hubers said. Hubers says he couldn’t have been any nicer. “Oh my gosh, he was just sweet, genuine, warm human being, I mean absolutely phenomenal guy,” Hubers said. As his special guest, Hubers and her daughter got to sit in one of the suites in the Caesars Super Dome above the Chiefs’ endzone. She was also given a backpack full of Super Bowl memorabilia, including the shirt she’s wearing today. Hubers says the halftime performance by Kendrick Lamar was amazing and she says as a veteran she always gets emotional during the national anthem. Hubers says she loved every minute of the entire trip and the fans were great. “But there were no fights, everybody there was just, it was just like going to a game here in Sioux Falls; everybody was well behaved, respectful, they were just normal people, it was just a good fun experience,” Hubers said.
Hubers is the state commander of the DAV here in Sioux Falls and presented Jefferson with her service coin.