Incognito, "Nights Over Egypt". A few of the highlights included stopping at the warehouse where the floats and stuff for Mardi Gras are stored. There is also a gift store where you could buy multi colored tutus and beads of all sorts. We passed the oldest cemetery in New Orleans. I now know why the cemeteries are all crypts. I noticed that on the ride from the airport. No headstones, just a crapload of crypts. We went through the lower ninth ward. Saw new construction, but also saw areas that are still messed up, even after 9 years. Did I mention we were there for the 9th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina? We stopped by Dave's house. He's turned his house into a museum of Katrina and New Orleans. The tour guide delivers a bottle of Crown Royal and we, the tourists can see his museum. Lots of photos and artifacts. And whatever he was cooking smelled delicious!!! Lol.
Friends of Distinction, "Love or Let Me Be Lonely". We drove through historic districts. We stopped at a casino ( like the Belle Isle Casino, not a gambling casino) in a really nice huge park. It'd starting raining, but we went inside the casino. We got beignets and gumbo. Yum. We drove through the Tulane area. The driver pointed out the hotspots for our young ladies. And of course they'd already hit those spots. Lol. How did they already know? At the end, the tour driver dropped us off anyplace we wanted. The girls wanted to go back to their hotel. A 9:30 AM pick up time was much too early after reveling the previous night. I asked what time the got in the previous night. No one knew. Ah. To be in my early 20s again. ;-) The rest of us ended up at Dooky Chase's Restaurant. I had crab bisque and crab nachos. Sooo good. Corell had fried oysters. She came for air when she got full. Maurice had his 3rd bowl of gumbo for the day. Lol.
Michael Jackson, "Butterflies". It was still raining pretty hard when we left. We were able to hail a van cab. You'd be proud of a bunch of people older than 55 run to that cab and clear that step and leap in the cab. Lol. I got in first and ended up catching the seniors as they jumped in. Lol. We got to the hotel. The valets greeted us with umbrellas and we never got wet while entering the hotel. Next group outing was at 7PM.
After a little rest and the weather cleared, Brian and I took a cab to the French Market. I'd seen it during our travels. A big ole outdoor market spanning a couple of blocks. Food, clothes, drinks, jewelry, luggage and other stuff. There were musicians all over playing pretty good music. We made it back to the hotel for the next event. Grandma wanted to go the real casino, Harrahs. I wasn't into it because I, um, live in Las Vegas. :-/ I ended up hanging out in the bar with Brian and my brother in law. The girls ended up on Bourbon Street and witnessed some of the Decadence event. A good time was had by all.
The Stylistics, "People Make The World Go Round". Shawn met us the next morning for breakfast at The Ruby Slipper cafe. There was a line, but it moved pretty good. Food was delicious. We went back to the room after breakfast and spent time with Shawn. Finally. Lol. I won't see her again until Christmas. {sad face}. Too soon it was time for her to back to her hotel and for all of us to finish packing. We left before Shawn. We get to the airport. Our flight took us from New Orleans to Houston. Short flight. Too much turbulence to get our pop and peanuts. Lol. Next flight, Houston to Las Vegas. I call dad from Houston to give him our pick up info. He tells me the refrigerator has died. Lol. Alrighty then. And the next day was Labor Day. Apparently my adventures aren't ending!!
So what was the dialysis angle? I didn't want to dialyze in New Orleans. So I doubled up before I left. Treatment on Wednesday and Thursday. But that meant 4 days without dialysis. That's pretty dicey. I'd never been 4 days without treatment before. I needed to watch my fluid intake. And I did inspite of the stifling weather. I'm still getting fluid removed, but I'm getting there. Also the walking. Lots of walking in that miserable weather. I did it though. Yay!!!
Signing off with The Dramatics, "Be My Girl". Excuse me while I get lost in Ron Banks voice. /Swoon. Ok. I'm good now. I've been getting flood warnings on my phone since Friday. The rain (thunderstorms? Yeah, sure) started yesterday and are to continue through tomorrow. And the temps dropped. High today is 84! Somebody bring me a sweater!! Lol. Make your Monday a good day. Sorry for the really long entry.
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