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Louisiana

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:04:49 +0000

OMG. I totally feel it. After 4 gumbos, a shrimp etouffee, a crawfish etouffee, two trips to Cafe Du Monde beignets, two Po’Boy sandwiches, one alligator cheesecake and one muffletta, I feel the weight right on my tummy. And for once, I don’t regret it.

So here they are. Photos from Baton Rouge / New Orleans.

First up, the state capitol.

When we were at the top of the capitol building, we saw another building that looked like a castle. Of course, we had to go check it out. (It was the OLD State Capitol)

On our way to New Orleans, we stopped at the Laura Plantation. If you ever get a chance to go to the South, I definitely recommend visiting to one of the many plantations. Jimmy and I visit two very different ones, and were totally satisfied. We saw slave homes, sugar plantations, bedrooms over a hundred years old, and gorgeous dining rooms.

New Oleans! I was SO FREAKING excited to be there! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the food, the colors, and the sound of the city!

Jimmy and I each had our “thing”. Jimmy : Abita beers. Me: potato chips!

We saw a ton of street performers, but these guys were my favorite. BY FAR!

Bourbon Street at night

I’m already planning my trip back. 2012? Sounds good to me!

Arkansas

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:17:33 +0000

I admit I had absolutely no clue of what to expect in Arkansas. Well, actually that’s not true. Jimmy told me about all the green I will see, the ticks, the people, the food…but I guess I never really thought about it until I got there.

And even though I firmly believe that pictures are worth a thousand words, I think that my images are not great enough to convey the beauty of the place, the heat, and the fun I had. Let me give it a try…tell me what you think!

Good ‘ole City of Norman

The view from the front of Jimmy’s great uncle’s house…absolute nothingness, and very, very green.

Jimmy’s great uncle owns a shoe shop, so I stepped in and photographed him in action.

I think Uncle Bill was pretty stoked to have a handsome helper by his side who took orders and charged $1 for shoe repair!

I, of course, got me some 4-wheeler action. YEE-HAH!

One of our favorite past times was to throw ice across the road. Yup, it was pure excitement.

We took an 8-hour boat ride around Lake Ouchita, which was totally ginormous.

On one of the days, we even drove out to the crystal mine. I swear it was the hottest day there. I didn’t even last a minute. Don’t hate, it was more than 100 degrees!

On our last night, we went to grandma’s high school reunion. Love the cute classroom!

I left Arkansas feeling totally content. Up next…Louisiana!

Lake Ouachita

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:22:49 +0000

Before I leave, here are few images from our 8-hour day on Lake Ouachita in Arkansas. The lake was gorgeous, not to mention ginormous.