I had never been to New Orleans before this past weekend.  I’ve been across this country from New York to California, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, South Dakota and so many more states, so I have experienced a lot of this country.

I have one main observation about New Orleans.

The people there are the nicest ANYWHERE.

For our Bloggers on Bourbon event, Trisha and Leah put together a great itinerary of things for us to do, not only to help us all get to know each other and to have a good time, but also to experience the culture that is New Orleans.  But they didn’t do it alone.  They had a number of wonderful sponsors who made this trip possible, and all for a $50 registration fee.

One of the things we got to do was a Haunted History Ghost Tour sponsored by Lingerie.com (you can follow them on Twitter @lingerieDOTcom).

This was SO MUCH FUN.  Our tour guide was amazing.  She was a wealth of knowledge about the history of the area and presented the stories in a way that really made it spooky yet interesting.

Leah and Trisha looked gorgeous in their corsets and the ghost tour was one of the highlights of the trip for me.  We walked around the New Orleans French Quarter with our guide who was so interesting to listen to, plus we got to spend time with each other chatting and getting to know one another.

(photos courtesy of MomDot, Bookieboo and me)

For a list of all the posts related to the Bloggers on Bourbon event from all of those who attended, check out this post on MomDot: Bloggers on Bourbon Linky.

Another one of those not-so-wordless…

My trip to New Orleans for the Bloggers on Bourbon event was from Thursday to Sunday.  I arrived Thursday evening and returned home on Sunday evening.  On Friday, the official first day of the event, we had dinner at Besh Steakhouse inside the Harrah’s Casino.  This dinner was provided for us by Harrah’s New Orleans and I have to admit it was MY FAVORITE meal the entire time I was there.  My steak entree was simply heavenly and the macaroni and cheese was like nothing I’ve ever tasted before.  But the meat pies they had for the appetizer were SUPERB.  I dream about them now.  They also had the best White Zinfandel; I had three glasses of it.  Plus, the service was fantastic as was the restaurant itself.

You can follow Harrah’s on Twitter: @HarrahsNOLA or Facebook: HarrahsNewOrleans.  I definitely recommend you check out Besh and Harrah’s when you are in New Orleans.

Thank you Harrah’s for treating us so well, providing such great food, and even giving us $10 to try our luck at the slots!

For a list of all the posts related to the Bloggers on Bourbon event from all of those who attended, check out this post on MomDot: Bloggers on Bourbon Linky.

….gets blogged about.

I’m still recovering from my weekend (I arrived Thursday, came home Sunday evening) at the Bloggers on Bourbon event in New Orleans, but I wanted to give you all a sneak peak.  Trisha took this picture of me on our way to Dickie Brennans.   The serious look on my face is because I was hoping to make it to the restaurant without getting blisters or falling down. I live in flip-flops and even low heels made me all wobbly, and the uneven streets didn’t help.

Oh and by-the-way, Blondie helped me pick out my shades.

More to come….lots more.

(thank you OpenSky and Collective Bias for the dinner at Dickie Brennans – Ted Rubin and John Andrews are AWESOME)

(also, check out more posts from all the Bloggers on Bourbon attendees over on MomDot)

I found Abby sitting on her potty chair like this in the bathroom the other day….

(a little bit un-wordless)

Today (June 16) my husband and I have been married for 10 years.  Holy crap!  10 years?  Where did the time go?  If I had planned ahead, I’d have an “after” picture but our power went out today and by the time I thought of it, there was no one here to take a picture of us together.

What’s changed?  Well, I finally convinced him to shave the moustache after years of trying, we’ve got 2 kids, and well, we’re older and wiser.  What’s stayed the same?  We still don’t like the same music, he still swears like a sailor, and we still make each other laugh.

All-in-all, a great formula for a lifetime…