Kids, Coffee, Paintbrushes, NORMAL!

After flight delays

and

way too many hours in airports yesterday,

we arrived home after

11:00 PM. 

 

What a long day!

 

Delta would not be my airline of choice,

there are always so many delays

which make for

tight

or

missed connections

and

running through airports,

however,

the price is right

so I guess you just have to have a

"get what you pay for"

mentality.

 

New Orleans was fun.

I have been waiting and waiting to go back.

Our first trip there was a few years ago

and I loved it!

This trip was somewhat

ill-timed.

A big college football weekend,

that resulted in

tons of college students

that somewhat adapted a mob mentality

and

seemed to push a lot of the tourists

to

pizza in their rooms.

We were told by several shop and restaurant owners

that most places

"close for renovations"

for this weekend

to avoid the problems.

How sad!

 

But,

we did find places that the college students were not!

Amusement park light shows

and

a

cool cemetery!

 

 

An off the beaten path restaurant

with

the

Best Fried Chicken I Ever Ate!

 

A statuary garden.

(This was a bit of a stretch for JWS)

 

And

while

Café Du Monde was extremely crowded,

this place had awesome

beignets and coffee!

In New Orleans City Park,

A welcome alternative to the crowds

and

a nice setting.

 

And now,

back to normal!

Kids,

My Coffee,

and

my

Paintbrushes!

 

Oh yes,

and that thing I call a job!