loving NOLA

After the half marathon, the runners wanted to rest for a little bit and shower.  So we went back to the hotel, while Greg's parents, Jordan and Eric went to hang out at the pub next door.  We met up with them for lunch at a restaurant near the boardwalk.  It was so yummy!! I got a burger which was seriously SO GOOD.  We ordered some crocodile hushpuppy-type appetizers, and get this...I actually ate one!  And it wasn't terrible ;)  But one was enough.  And we just had so much fun together!  I'm so thankful that I love spending time with Greg's family.  I can't imagine having "the dreaded in-laws."  Thank goodness that is not how either of us feel about each other's families.  We just laugh and have a good time.

 After a while, Greg's legs and feet were really starting to hurt again, so he headed back to the hotel to rest some more.  Kendall wanted to hit up the casino again, so her and Mr. Boggs hopped on a rickshaw and got a ride back to Herrahs.  So then it was just Jordan, Eric, Callen, Houston and me, and we decided to walk to Cafe du Monde for some delicious beignets.  And I don't want to speak for everyone, but I know I was certainly a little tipsy at this point...and I'm pretty sure we were all having a good time ;)

 

Once we sufficiently enjoyed out beignets and made a total mess (although who doesn't at Cafe du Monde), we walked to the other side of the French Quarter to stop in a fancy bar for a quick potty break.  Well that quick stop, turned into 4 hours hanging out in this river walk bar.  It was so nice because the main bar was downstairs and pretty typical, but there was an upstairs bar that had huge doors that opened up onto a patio that overlooked the river.  And there was hardly anyone up there. So we decided to stay and have a drink, and then decided we would just stay forever!  The breeze was blowing in off the river, football games were playing on a few tvs, and we had no agenda.  So we just made ourselves comfy, and eventually Greg and his parents met up with us to eat dinner.

It couldn't have been a better weekend!