Sunday, March 29, 2009

The Big Easy


Since our free weekends are about to be few and far between, we decided to spend the day in New Orleans on Saturday. It was a beautiful day to walk around. Joey had me stop in Slidell on the way to get a daquiri. He has a new rule... no passing Slidell without stopping at the daquiri shop. I'm not going to say I wasn't a little bit jealous, but I must admit it did sound nice. (And I was driving for all you protective grandparents out there.) It smelled like Whoop Juice ( u know from high school?) thankfully, so I wasn't too regretful I couldn't have one.
We had lunch at Pat O's and beignets at Cafe Du Monte. That was actually our first 2 stops! They were delicious, I wish I had some now. Did I look like I enjoyed them?















We walked through the French Market, alongside the river, the Riverwalk, and our last stop was the Aquarium. I realized that people watching is about as fun as sight-seeing in New Orleans. I wish I had a picture of the guy sitting next to a statue giving her an ear full. I guess everyone needs someone to talk to, you know? It had been about 5 hours on my feet, and I had had enough. We headed home, but not without one more stop in Slidell. I had a strawberry icie, Joey had some purple drink. We even had time to stop by some friend's house for crawfish when we got home. That was a long day for us, and we got in bed before 9. Josie and I definately got our work out! And Joey, too!









2 comments:

Donna Rivers said...

I promise to babysit so you can go back and get a daquiri after the baby...but you will have to take somebody with you so that there will be a designated driver.

Morrell Family said...

I'll be your designated driver from July 1st to July 30th :)