First, thank you, everyone, for all the feedback on Voltaire saddles! I am now interested more than ever in trying one out.
I haven’t been on my horse since Friday, and on Friday we only walked around the property because of the sloggy footing everywhere. The rings are good to go today, so I’m hoping to ride after work. Eli will be bonkers, but I don’t mind riding through that for a day or two before really getting back work.
I’m catching up on reading and posting today, and also catching up at work. Over the weekend, I ate enough to feed four people for a week! If you want to eat a lot and eat well, may I suggest New Orleans? Even better, I didn’t miss the rain date for the show I had planned to do this month because the rain date was also rained out, and the show rescheduled for November!
The rest of this post is New Orleans picture spam. (If you are a vegetarian for moral reasons, you may wish to avert your eyes.)
This place had an amazing blue cheese fondue
Our room opened to the second floor courtyard
with a view of the first floor courtyard and pool
looked better than it tasted, unfortunately
best band ever!!!! The Afghan Whigs, at the Civic Theater
so. many. beignets.
the streets in the French Quarter all have street name tiles
Deliciousness! At Galatoire’s. Eat there if you can. So fancy the waiter puts your napkin in your lap for you.
Bourbon Street. We only walked on it for a block to get to Galatoire’s. Not my thing AT ALL. Smelly drunk people everywhere.
the courtyard fountain spewed water AND fire
The next post will have horsey stuff, I promise!
I want all the food.
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I think I pretty much ate all the food ever.
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wow, i LOVE the whigs, and to see them in NOLA–how cool! we spent a long weekend there in march and ate our way through the city. so glad you had a great time!
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You know they’ll be in Austin on Halloween, right?
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I love New Orleans! That’s where we got married and have spent a lot of time there in the past. City will always have a special place in my heart 🙂
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It’s definitely one of my favorite vacation spots! I try to go every couple of years for a long weekend.
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I love that city! Boubon street is an acquired taste…which I didn’t really acquire quite yet. Food looks amazing though.
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Royal Street is more my speed — antiques & estate jewelry. Can’t afford any of it, but it’s fun to pretend 🙂
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Cool I’ve always wanted to go there.
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The food alone is worth the trip!
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fun – glad you had a good trip! i’ll be there for a conference next summer and am PUMPED! hope the ponies come back into work nicely 🙂
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I really want to visit there someday. And eat beignets! And practice my french.
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I want beignets every day, honestly.
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