NOLA!!

NOLA was Tim's idea. He plans the best vacations and I'm happy to have him as my tour guide! He never disappoints with the activities he plans and his thoughtful itineraries. We both agreed that it was the best vacation we've been on since our honeymoon. And it was only three days - he did good :)

If you don't mind driving and need a fun, quick, adult-geared getaway you need to go to New Orleans. So here's a rundown of our adventure...

- swamp tour - we spent 2 hours on a boat tour of a private canal/bayou with lots to see and a fantastic guide who taught us the difference between Cajun and creole living, lots of alligators!

- French Quarter - we stayed just a block away so we spent a majority of our time here watching street performers, walking up and down Bourbon Street (side note - if you want to see anything and everything this will surely get you there...wow...unqiue is not even the word!), listening to live excellent live music, and eating, lots of eating (milkshakes for lunch, french doughnuts late at night, french doughnuts for breakfast, gumbo, fried food - you know - vacation style eating!!)

- cooking class - this might have been my favorite part of the trip. Tim booked us for a really fun 2 hour class on authentic creole cooking - jambalaya, gumbo, bread pudding, and pralines. Yummo!!!! So excited to try the recipes she taught us and see if I can get close to how amazing it all tasted!

- Garden District - we rode NOLA's famous streetcars for a couple hours to a beautiful area that has amazing homes and awesome scenery

We did a TON of stuff in the two full days we were there. We even managed to lay out at the pool for an hour...well, we just napped really :) I missed the kids terribly while we were gone, but it was a really great trip. It felt so nice to reconnect with Timmy…in the craziness of working and caring for three energetic children it gets harder to find the quiet moments with each other.

Huge thanks to our friends, the Blettner's, for corralling our furry child for four days, and Tim's parents who managed our little Kegley's while we were gone!!!