The Big Easy

Matt had to go down to New Orleans for work and asked if I wanted to go.  After a few hours of making sure everyone's calendars coincided (Gigi's, work, kennel), I said yes.  I was looking forward to a relaxing weekend out of Memphis.

We left Thursday afternoon and we were able to beat rush hour traffic out of Memphis.  It was pretty much smooth sailing all the way down.

Matt had a meeting first thing Friday morning, so I took advantage of the alone time.  There was a mall right across the street, which was perfect!  I walked around the mall for awhile and then walked down Canal St.  After almost sweating to death, I decided to call it quits and head back to the room. 

Once Matt got back from his meeting and lunch, we headed back out to the Riverwalk.  I ended up finding a pair of cute flats (and it was tax free weekend)! We also enjoyed an order of beignets from Cafe du Monde.  Then it was back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.  In the meantime, it started to pour down rain which was nice because it cooled everything down.

We enjoyed dinner at Bourbon House and then strolled down Bourbon St.  I haven't been to New Orleans since my college days when the Memphis Tigers played in a bowl game.  Times have definitely changed since then for me!  Now that I'm more grown up and have more responsibility, Bourbon St. just isn't the same. . .

We had a great time and we were home in Memphis late Saturday afternoon.(Thanks Dennis!)