Fun Weekend

Brianne, Patrick and I went to New Orleans for the weekend. Brianne and I went to attend Angela's brother-in-law, Mike's wedding. Patrick went to visit Aaron, Mary Catherine and Mary Catherine's friend Marly. We all had a WONDERFUL time. We left after work on Friday and got there at 11:40 p.m., but because of the time difference, our bodies said it was 12:40 a.m. AND way past my bedtime! Saturday morning we woke up to Tastee Donuts, courtesy of Bunk. What a nice treat! Brianne, Bunk, Mama Barbara and I ate shrimp po-boys at R&O's for lunch. They were delicious as usual. Brianne and Bunk stopped off on the way back to Angela's to get a sno-ball. I had to get back to babysit for Angela while she had her hair done but was too full for one anyway.

The wedding was at Saint Francis of Assisi Church uptown. It was a beautiful wedding in a gorgeous church. Everything about the wedding was perfect. Samuel and Luke did a great job looking adorable walking up the very long aisle. There was a little concern that Luke might balk at walking up the aisle because he was not very cooperative at the rehearsal but he walked up the aisle like a champ. Actually, he was being pulled by the pretty little girl in the middle. They came to the pew Angela was in where she had a bag of goodies waiting for them. The hit of the night was an airplane with propellers that Joey's mother had bought for them. They were entertained by those planes the entire night. Savannah looked like an exquisite china doll in her elegant beaded dress. She was a perfect angel the whole night long!

The reception was at Gallier Hall downtown. It was very extravagant. The music was provided by an 11 piece band that was more like an act you'd see in Las Vegas. The women in the band even had a costume change. They played great dance music from the 60's and 70's mostly, but there were some current songs thrown in too. They sang "All the Single Ladies" by Beyonce when it was time to toss the bouquet which was really cute.

After the reception, Phil, Christina, Bunk, Brianne and I went to the Fairmont Hotel which is where the bridal party was spending the night. We visited with Mike, Cherie and their friends for a while and then it was time for some of us to go home. Some of us - not me, Dootsie or Phil continued the party in the French Quarter and did not arrive home until 6:30 a.m. There was a group "Devil Went Down To Georgia" karaoke performance we missed which reportedly was a disaster. No one in their group videoed it which I hear was a good thing!

Sunday, Angela and I split a roast beef on muffaletta bread from Come Back In. Brianne was a little miffed that we did not include her on the order, but she did not wake up until 4:00 or something ridiculous! Joey worked his magic frying fish for a crowd. Lizzie couldn't come due to Polina having fever but she sent Mary Catherine and Joe. Janine, Aaron, Julie, Katie, Lars, Amy, Christina, Jackson, Jacob, and Jude all came to Angela's. We also had baked macaroni, Katies' yummy Greek salad, pepper jelly appetizer and fresh green beans. Everything tasted so good!

We got some beignets on the way out of town which was our final "got to have when we come to town food." They were so good too! We had such a fantastic time and I truly wish it wasn't a 500 mile trip because we would all certainly love to come more often!

Sue, Katie, Angela, Christina, Savannah