We left Houston late in the afternoon on Friday and stopped in Lake Charles for dinner at Steamboat Bills, at JW's request. He had a big plate of crawfish and loved it. I don't do crawfish. JW kept calling me a "yuppie girl" and maybe he's right, but I wanted no part of those things.
Happy camper with his crawfish, potatoes and corn on the cob. :)
So, then we had a couple more hours in the car to our hotel in New Orleans. We had booked a room at a cool-looking local hotel near the French Quarter because we thought that would be a fun experience. Well, it wasn't... When we got there about 9 p.m. the front desk service was pretty terrible. Then, we got up to our room which was supposed to be a king room and it had two small double beds. We went back down and were told that they were out of king rooms. So, they adjusted our rate and gave us a queen room. It was pretty terrible. Tiny room with no windows and a full glass door with only blinds for privacy. We checked online and found a Hyatt Place (one of our favorite chain hotels) a couple of blocks away. JW talked to the guy at the front desk again, who wasn't very pleasant and finally we were out of there!
We made it to our new hotel close to 10 p.m. and they were so nice. Breath of fresh air after what we'd just been through. We got a little chocolate cake from their small cafe, since by then we were hungry again, and enjoyed it in our room.
I got to pick our breakfast spot since JW had picked dinner the night before. Of course, Cafe Du Monde was on our list, so that's what I wanted. We walked from our hotel about a mile to the French Quarter and found a two-man jazz band and a line of people waiting to have beignets at Cafe Du Monde. I probably should have done a little more research because I knew they were known for their famous beignets and coffee, but I didn't realize that was ALL they had. I had big built up expectations and envisioned sitting and get to have my morning tea, eggs, bacon, fruit, and beignets. Well, when we got up there and could see their menu of only beignets and coffee we decided we were too committed to go anywhere else. The beignets were great and I'm glad we can say we went to Cafe Du Monde, but next time I think I'll head there for a mid-day snack or dessert rather than breakfast with the rest of New Orleans. :)
After breakfast we walked around the French Quarter for a little while and then decided to walk to the WWII Museum.
Live music and a lot of vendors in Jackson Square
Canal Street
My lawyer in front of the US Court of Appeals
We found a Farmers Market on the way with fresh fruit frozen popsicles. Yum!
We learned that New Orleans is home to the national WWII museum. JW really enjoys history and I'm not a huge history buff, but we both enjoyed our afternoon at the museum a lot. They have done a really great job with it. We really could have spent a lot more time there. There is a lot to see and do.
Things I knew from a history book were brought to life, and I was reminded of the sacrifice of so many. I am thankful for those that served to preserve the liberty that we enjoy today.
After the museum, we headed to MeMaw's house for her birthday bash. The whole family and so many of her friends came over to celebrate with her. It was pretty special and a lot of fun!
MeMaw lives on the lake and had so many fun things planned... a DJ, blow-up water trampoline, kayaks, etc. About thirty minutes into the party it started to pour down rain. It was a pretty bad storm that lasted most of the night. So, we moved everything inside and still had a blast.
Macie, Jenn, and me
JW's dad and him
JW playing ball with his cousin, Charlie. Once the music started, she asked him to dance and he turned her down. He told her to go ask her daddy and he danced with her. It was adorable. I hope that one day JW will be suckered into dancing with a daughter who has him wrapped around her little finger. :)
MeMaw, Aunt Lisa and Angie dancing
We partied hard and I ended up crashing on the couch. Recie hopped up to join me and someone snapped a picture.
We had breakfast and spent some time on the porch all sitting around talking before JW and I hit the road back to Houston on Sunday morning. It was a good trip and I'm so glad we got to celebrate MeMaw with family.
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