You can be magenta, I'll be marigold.

[chestnutcurls]

Back from Louisiana, land of my birth.

I had a wonderful weekend. Kathy and I drove down to New Orleans on Friday night without incident. Saturday was one of the best days I've had in a long time. First we went to a two-story Target that Em frequents. Then we went to the mall for a brief visit to two of our favorite stores, followed by an awesome lunch at a seafood place on Lake Pontchartrain. Then we went to look at the water for a while, which made me very happy. By this point we were hot and tired, so we cooled off at the apartment for a while. Em took us to get Snowballs, the best shaved ice treats I have ever eaten, before heading out to the swamp for our long-awaited swamp tour!

I wanted to go on this particular swamp tour because they use smaller boats, so you can get closer to nature. And we did. While getting on the boat, we were a little freaked by a scary bridge nearby, but soon we were in the swamp communing with water hyacinths and alligators and old trees. We saw a lot of beautiful birds - herons and egrets and ibis. The boat captain was a native and knew a lot about the area. We also got to go fast in the boat a few times, which filled me with glee. :) We all felt very refreshed afterwards. I can't wait to go again. But wait- there was more! We had a tasty dinner at Cracker Barrel and went back to the apartment to play Friends trivia (the right way, which, as it turns out, is a lot more fun than just reading the questions). Then, we went to see Legally Blonde 2! It wasn't as good as the first one, but it was still hilarious. (I'm now compelled to get a Snap Cup for my cubicle.) All in all, it was a fantastic day.

Sunday morning we slept in, went to church, and had lunch at a great Tex-Mex place. Then we had to (sob) go home. I was sad to leave so soon, but I'm very glad we got to go on the trip. I needed to see Em, and I love New Orleans. Everything is so green there. On the way home, though, right outside of Jackson, Kathy's car stopped accelerating and eventually died. We called her dad and he said he would come and meet us. Thankfully, we got the car going again and as long as we kept it below 60 mph, it ran. Her dad met us in Grenada and followed us home. So we got home late, but at least we got there.

Okay, that's enough for now.

Comments

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[(Anonymous)]

Yay for happy trip! I am so glad that you guys came! I am sorry you guys had trouble on the way home though. :(:(:( But, it wouldn't be a road trip if a Walton car didn't break down. ;)
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love the brens!
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[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know. It was like the car was saying, "Hey, wait. I think I forgot to do something. Oh, yeah." *sputter and die* Apparently the fact that the car was completely tuned-up LAST WEEK means nothing. But it worked out okay. :)

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

You go on so many trips! The single life is so exciting. Sometimes I miss it, but I'd never trade my husband to have it back.

Isn't memphis green?

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I am now confirming the details of my Michigan trip! We're going to be in the Detroit area. Is that where you are?

Yes, Memphis is green, but New Orleans is even greener. :) I think it's the trees. They have more trees in the city there.

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

::does cartwheels::

Yes! I am in the Detroit area. If you need suggestions on where to stay or something... I'm your girl. Tell me more! :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:D Well, we're going to be kind of all over the place, but my mom has put me in charge of finding a hotel so I can get us a discount. :P I'm thinking Auburn Hills is our best bet right now since it's kind of in the middle of the places we're going.

We're going for my cousin's wedding, so it's a family trip and I'm not going to have free time, probably. But maybe you can come to the hotel and we can hang out for a little while.

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

Totally! Auburn Hills is about 20 miles from me. :) It's sort of the far North end of the Detroit Metropolitan area.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Hey, there's a two-story Target near my sister in NH. Isn't it exciting how they have an escalator for the carts? That's craziness--they treat the carts so well there.

I'm glad you had a good time. The swamp tour sounds so fun! I love seeing wildlife and nature. I have been to New Orleans (you asked in the email) but it was only for an evening, really, so we just went out to dinner and went to Bourbon street. I've never been able to explore the history and city and stuff.

I'm happy you took pictures, that was fun! Those flowers in the "green" picture are so awesome.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

I know! Such pampered carts. They ought to be thinking of the needy carts in Ethiopia.

You would have loved the swamp tour. Maybe someday when one of us has a million dollars, we can go again. :)

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[moredetails.livejournal.com]

haha.. the carts that have flies all over them?

[lovelife.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a 2 story Target! That swamp tour looks like fun. I wanna go!

[admael.livejournal.com]

I want a two-story Target! I love Target, even more now that I know some of them have cart escalators. Yay.

[nikichick4.livejournal.com]

i love your entries with pictures.

I would be in heaven in a two story target! haha....and the way the carts go up looks so cool!

Welcome back!

[trozzort.livejournal.com]

:::HUG:::
Welcome home Brenda!! :-)
It's good to see you back on LJ. I've missed your entries, but I'm glad you had a good time on your trip!! :) Thank you for sharing all of the neat pictures! :)

love,
Shelley

[danialand.livejournal.com]

If I found a two-story Target I would seriously think I died and was shopping in heaven! We soooo need one of those here.