As some of you may know, we are still on the road. We spent a week in Asheville, finding the perfect rental house, but it won't be available until sometime during the first week in December. So, in the meantime, the vacation continues!
We've had time to visit some wonderful old friends (the Shaw family in Atlanta, Sean in Milledgeville, GA, and Stuart in Atlanta) and some wonderful family (Anthony's sister Elizabeth and her kids in Milledgeville). We are currently visiting Anthony's mother in New Orleans, where we'll spend Thanksgiving!
Today we had the full New Orleans experience, starting with a streetcar ride to the French Quarter, and Cafe du Monde (a coffee stand dating back to 1862) where we had beignets and cafe au lait. We walked through Jackson Square, and admired all the gorgeous architecture in the quarter. We had lunch at Johnny's Po Boys, a New Orleans institution. (Click here for info on Johnny's and the po boy.) It's all about the food, isn't it?
On our way here, we stopped to catch the LSU vs. Ole Miss game in Oxford, Mississippi. That was an experience (especially for someone like me who doesn't even understand the game). It was actually a lot of fun, and I kind of got into it! (By the way, LSU won - that's "our" team.) For those of you following such things, LSU is currently ranked #1 in the SEC. Yay LSU!After Thanksgiving, we'll be leaving New Orleans (and the nice warm weather) heading for Indiana (and my family). Brrr. We're hoping to squeeze in a visit to friends in Chicago (why not?) also. We will be ready to settle in and never leave our house once we move in, let me tell you!
About that house: It's tiny (only one bedroom), but very cute. It has a front porch, and a deck that wraps around two sides of the house. It has a woodburning stove, and a view of the mountains! It's in an awesome neighborhood called Montford, which will be great for walks. It's walking distance to downtown Asheville and Greenlife Grocery. It's about a thirty second walk (literally) to the park where the Montford Park Players perform plays in their Shakespeare Festival from June through October. And there's a handy little nook in the house where our inflatable mattress will fit nicely, when you all come for visits.......... Oh yeah - it's on Gay Street. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) We'll post photos soon.
Stay tuned - we'll update you on our wandering soon!
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Some of us are still checking your blog and living vicariously through you. I hate to see your journey end but it's been great to follow. Take care and we miss you!
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