Long Weekend Adventures

This past weekend, I took off Friday and Monday and had my Mom in town for a long weekend. It was a last hurrah of sorts, as work will be ramping up soon and time off will be non-existent. So, we planned several "events" throughout the weekend and ended up having a blast.

Friday we got up early and walked the LSU lakes, went home for a quick bite to eat for lunch and then headed to L'Auberge casino and hotel where (thanks to a friend's connections) we were able to hang out poolside for a couple of hours. So nice. From there, back home, early dinner and then to campus, for a show at Swine Palace called The School for Lies. Really funny show and given that G & I know most of the cast, it was a blast.

Saturday morning we got an early start and headed to New Orleans. We visited the D-Day Museum, had lunch in the Quarter, wandered a bit, checked out the Market (bought some nice pencil art) and had a drink here or there as we were dodging the requisite South LA afternoon summer showers.

Sunday was Church and BBQ day. Mostly relaxing and just enjoying the day.

Monday was the real catch-up day, reserved for a few chores, a run to Trader Joes and not much else.

All in all, quite the successful long weekend!