Happy New Year. OK...a tad late. Also, happy bday to my big sis. OK...late on that as well. I tried to make it up to her by flying out to see her (OK...I am actually flying out for work and was going to sneak away for a late bday dinner) but she bagged on me. Oh well.
Just returned from a weekend in New Orleans. Was both a good and dificult trip. We stayed with some friends, who are much like us (old with kids). The kiddos had great fun. Us parents were worn out just watching them play. Baby Bear stayed with them while we went to a wedding (was an ex-coworker of Daddy Bear). Was fun meeting up with some old friends. All our lives have moved on since we lived in New Orleans. Was a bit shocking to me how our lives have diverged. We now have the munchkin and they all had older kids (who are now older and even less a factor in their lives)....we are into Thomas the Train, they are in to dining out, tennis at the club, etc.
Have to say, New Orleans looks great. It has really come back from Katrina. There are still houses that are empty and gutted but many roads have been redone, restaurants seem to be at full tilt. The attitude of the people we ran into at the airport, hotel, etc was back to the southern charm that we knew and loved. I forgot how just plain nice people of NO are. Welcome back NOLA!
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