We went to New Orleans for our close friends’ wedding! It was my first time and my husband’s second. The weekend was full of adventures, time with friends, and so.much.food. Y’all the food is AMAZING. I highly recommend almost every place that we went; any exceptions are noted in the comments.
Day 1
Ruby Slipper on Magazine for biscuits, grits, and cane sugar butter!
Missing you and thinking of you, @starwarsanon!
Beignets at Cafe du Monde.
The open air French market; I found this dress but was a little dogmatic, refusing to buy clothes that aren’t second hand. I’m kind of regretting it 😦 #lessonlearned
Wandering…
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Just a beautiful flower on the sidewalk. Just a women’s monetized privates on the sidewalk. #thebestandtheworst
“OPEN MOST AFTERNOONS”; I think we’re in France you guys.
Fritai at the Saint Roch Market. This sandwich – the fritai – is one of the best I’ve ever had in my LIFE.
More phenomenal phood at Neyow’s Creole Cafe.
My favorite people and a boat of crawfish at Bayou Beer Garden for the welcome dinner.
Day 2
Morning pastries and mimosas with the bride.
Audubon Insectarium.
Audubon Insectarium lobby.
Audubon Insectarium lobby.
Audubon Insectarium lobby.
The coolest bugs ever. I highly recommend the Audubon Insectarium. I had never seen anything like it before and it was just magical.
The butterfly garden at the Audubon Insectarium.
I caught a butterfly!
Cochon for lemonade, an oyster sandwich and pork tenderloin wrapped in pork belly. Heaven.
We love trees.
Still love trees.
A lot.
How do we get a picture of these trees and this Spanish moss?
Did we get it now?
Hmmm maybe now?
Okay three more tries.
These trees are phenomenal.
The trees at Audubon Park.
A phenomenal meal after the most beautiful ceremony.
Grilled oysters and a New Zealand paua shell.
Narcolepsy princess.
Husband of the narcolepsy princess.
The TASTIEST wedding cake.
The Paris Exhibition Clock at the Roosevelt.
My new favorite clock.
Day 3
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Solo trip to the Ogden.
This exhibit made me cry.
Walter Anderson. (1903-1965). Tree. Circa 1955. Watercolor on typing paper. Collection of Wesley and Norman Galen.
Walter Anderson. (1903-1965). Coots in Orange and Blue Sea. ND. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Wesley and Norman Galen.
Walter Anderson. (1903-1965). Irises. Circa 1955. Watercolor on typing paper. Collection of Wesley and Norman Galen.
Elmore Morgan Jr. (1931-2008), View from the Prairie. 1988. Acrylic on Masonite. “This might sound kind of cosmic or mystic, but one of the things that excites me about the prairie is that it’s eighty percent sky and twenty percent land. Much of what you see is sky, it’s a great dome. When you paint out here, you can feel the Earth falling off to either side . . . I swear, in my own little backyard I can almost feel the shape of the planet.”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Benny Andrews. (1930-2006). Interior with Cat. 1988. Oil and collage. “I express myself best artistically somewhere between the ideas in my head and the tip of my brush, because none of my finished canvases or any oral statements I am able to make are completely artistically successful. Therefore I am destined to spend my life pushing my feelings toward the canvas and pulling them toward my mouth in order to satisfy this insatiable need to express myself…”
Why does this puzzle exist?
Day 3 Part 2
Nap at Mammoth Espresso. D says this was a great place to do work. I think it was a good place to nap.
Mammoth Espresso.
Fried shrimp po’ boy for the win at Diamond Street Bar and Grill. This is what dreams are made of.
Look at the little black bear and the beautiful blue door.
Experimenting with framing in photos.
Still experimenting with framing in photos.
My husband got attacked by a guy in a unicorn mask.
So I have a thing for snuggle bears. This guy followed us for maybe a block. I had to stop making eye contact with him so that he would stop following us 😦
It’s a house with bears everywhere!
D is settling down in NOLA. He found himself a nice house with a yellow door and blue shutters, with a bear and a lexus.
This house got me like “insert heart eyes.”
Adorable cottage for sale.
Watching the Celtics at the American Sports Saloon on Decatur street. This place is so neat because they have really nice couches and TVs on the upstairs deck. Unfortunately it was too chilly to stay outside so we were inside. We ordered fried onion rings and fried pickles and they were “meh”.
Day 4: Good Bye New Orleans! It’s been delicious!
I can’t wait to go back and spend more time. The city has so much going on and I’m eager to explore the museums and parks that we couldn’t make it to on this trip. Where are your favorite places to go in New Orleans? What should we make sure to catch next time?
This is us these days. 
I wish I could see the photos clearer of “your favorite people”! 😉
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Haha I made it blurry bc I didn’t ask if they were okay with being on the blog. Did you see the Star Wars shoes? I also have a video of Darth Vader that I need to send you! We missed you a ton!
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