Tuesday, March 15, 2011

~CSM 2011 NOLA~

Alright, I'm really bad at formatting on here and too lazy to fix it right now, but this summary actually begins with the text at the bottom :). Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler Cher!!!

Maggie got a draft Abita beer, an LA original.

Beignets at Cafe du Monde and amazing desserts in teh Garden District at Sucre, a fancy little treat shoppe/boutique.

A pic of Morgan's poster (with Amanda ...see we did do some PT stuff :) Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral. We walked through downtown to the Farmer's Market and got cafe au lait (I had to beg for free milk since the place I originally bought it at ran out! They must've been yankees!)

Quarter Art and streetcar

Fun friend singing soul music at the fudgery.


Maggie's ready for carnival season AKA Mardi Gras!


We brought home King Cakes from Gambinos!

This is the amazing historic 9,000 square foot home we stayed at on St. Charles Ave. It was fabulous and the host couple/owners were so so sweet. It did however take at LEAST 15 minutes to get warm water. I showered once and washed my face with 37 degree water for the first time since glacial waters in Alaska :D.









Riding the St. Charles line to CSM.







Maggie and I had a great time in NOLA! We missed yall and hope that maybe one day we can all go together!!! We got to enjoy some sight seeing although it was a bit chilly. Maggie had to maintain her cranial heat when we got gas in Waco. (She also brought some interesting books on CD lol, yall missed out). Maggie was a hard core driver, clocking I believe about 7 hours in one sitting at one point.
I got to catch up with my family and see my grandpa. We stayed in baton Rouge with my parents the first night. They had turned the heating blanket on before we got there so the bed would be nice and cozy... it only took a few seconds for it to be turned off and the fan to be turned on by our one and only M.A. lol ;)
We ate lots of good cajun food, saw some beautiful bayou scenery and learned some good stuff too!