Baymont Inn and Suites Houma

Saturday we all went to Baton Rouge, the girls wanted to buy clothes at Kohls, we stopped at joes crab shack for lunch, where the waiters sang to Kim for her birthday. On the way back to houma we stopped at a cabellas, Today Sunday the girls are making gift jars. At about 6pm Susie and I are leaving to spend the night in Vicksburg, MS, On Monday plan to see the Civil war military park.

... We boarded the pontoon boat for a run up the bayou, He let Haeley drive his boat she was very excited about that, We saw Great blue Herons, snow egrets, and many alligators of various sizes from babies to old , along with a few turtles. Going out we passed under a draw bridge we all enjoyed the day

today we all went to Oak Alley Plantation along the Mississippi River, We had lunch of cajun food, than toured the Plantation house

http://www.oakalleyplantat ion.com/

... for her Birthday
Sunday we had a Barbecue at my Brothers home in Katy, Texas, Jason my nephew, Lorene my step mom, and alices friend Joyce came for lunch, we had a nice afternnoon
visiting and all went to Dairy Queen for a treat in the evening.

... locate some additional information or other documents about my French ancestors.  She quickly agreed and stated that this would be her first trip to France, actually her first visit to the continent of Europe.  With that, I sent a few emails to Jean. When I mentioned to him that I was planning to visit his country, he responded enthusiastically and invited Anita and me to stay with him and his wife Dominique ...

... and I do brake for stereotypical racial expectations whenever I hear the word "South." When I found out that I was traveling to the Bayou area, I was excited but also a bit reluctant. I keep thinking somewhere, I'm going to get strung up to a tree! But perhaps they're already broken in in Louisianna- I didn't feel any strange curiousity or stares for my appearance. Just open friendliness. I am pleased to say-- No rope burns yet.

... day. In the afternoons we would chill on the porch of the market and eat the $2 nachos from the automatic nacho machine, after dinner we would walk around and hang out in the bar/casino until it closed or we found a ride back to the boat. Alcohol is treated so much differently in Louisiana than it is in Oregon and the rest of the US. Louisiana was the last state to pass a law stating that it was illegal for the driver to be drinking. In the past it was always illegal to be ...

... for the parades in deck chairs with cool boxes and everything, as we were there over a weekend there was about 4 parades a day (they apparently get much better nearer actual mardi gras tho). then these floats and bands and cheerleaders and stuff come past ad they throw stuff at u! like teddies and toys and cups ad cions and mainy beads (like the ones u get of xmas trees). of course every1 wants this free stuff especially as in new orleans u can just drink on the streets as ...

... gifts and clothing, lodging, restaurants, a map, and other attractions. I walked and walked and walked. Saw things both memorable and not memorable. Lots of hand forged (wrought) grill and ironwork on balconies, interesting drain spouts with flower boxes on the street, both Spanish and American architecture, painted up street entertainers (who you tip to support their performances), St. Louis Cathedral (oldest cathedral in the US - third on this site - prior two destroyed by ...

... understand, he agreed. Ten minutes later, after I'd been rescued away to play pool, he wandered out of the washroom and walked past us with two feet of toilet paper stuck to his shoe. It was ****ing perfect. For the record, Jason is almost as bad at pool as I am, and that's really saying something. I'm horrible. There's more, but again I feel like I should be Doing Something rather than updating, so that's what I'm going to do. link