Kimberly Hildebrand planned to go to New Orleans with her daughter, Kristen and husband, Fred, and watch Super Bowl XLVII at a "local watering hole" with other Ravens fans.

Then things changed.

"We were blessed through some amazing friends, Mark and Kerstin Walz, to get tickets just before we left," Hildebrand wrote in an email to Patch. "We picked them up from the Ravens team hotel on Saturday."

She was kind enough to send along some pictures of the experience. 

"One of the most amazing experiences of our lives," she said.

"Can't believe we were blessed to follow the Ravens on their trip of Destiny to becoming Super Bowl Champions."

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