Decorating When Mardi Gras “Carnival Season” arrives, I’m like a little kid on Christmas Day. I can’t wait to decorate with the colors of purple, gold and green. A large part of Mardi decorating,involves things accumulated from years before. Treasured “throws,” such as a specific Krewe’s medallion beads, doubloons, King Cake babies, plush items or prized throws such […]
New Orleans never gets tiresome, even to the locals (I’m a perpetual tourist). When the seasons change, so do the opportunities to experience something new and exciting or to revisit a time-honored family tradition. With any excuse to parade, decorate, or get in costume, Christmas is no exception. The Running of the Santas, Krewe of Jingle parade, […]
You may not know the family of LTC Keith Higley and Cat, and neither do I. However, through a local military connection, I was asked to help this grieving military family from out of state, gain some closure in the New Orleans hit and run death of their son, Zach Higley on July 4, 2014. The Higley […]
Holy King Cake – there is a new “military” Mardi Gras Krewe in town, named Legion of Mars. They are set to roll in 2015, but you can get involved now. If you have been following along here, or with my other blog Hooah Wife, you will know that I am usually quite involved (more […]
So my pal Cara over at Peanuts Are Evil, who also happens to be one of my contractors at Kickify, tagged me on a Facebook post tonight. There was a story run on WDSU titled, Mommy Blogging Sweeps Through The Big Easy and my blog was linked at the end. I was kind of shocked […]
I saw Cirque du Soleil in Vegas about 18 years ago, so I guess I’m ready for another go around! I love my social media pals as I was reading Cara’s Facebook status about Cirque du Soleil Quidam and asked for her POC. She happily gave it up. Woot woot, now I too, will be […]
OK OK…I get it, this post is being done AFTER Mardi Gras. Tough…my Mardi Gras posts are still my top Google hits year after year! Besides, who has time to do anything but have fun, put up a FB post or Tweet when you you are having a blast? To absolutely crack you up, I’ll […]
CUTENESS OVERLOAD WARNING!!! There are not enough hours in the day to take advantage of all the great opportunities that come my way as a blogger. Come see and play with penguins up close and personal…there was NO WAY I was going to miss that one!!! Never in my life did I dream that I […]
I think every NOLA girl and Saints fan between 10 and 18 will flip over this new Pepsi commercial; featuring Drew Brees and One Direction. I may have to get the heart paddles out before I show it to my 12 yo Princess! Sorry you have to endure the short commercial first. Ad spot for […]
This blog documents my life since I moved outside of New Orleans, January of 2007. It is very near and dear to me and I never want to let it go. That being said…finding time to do necessary blog housekeeping has not not happened in a looooong time. One of the things I always want […]
There has been so much horrific and crime overloaded news in New Orleans lately, time to stop and focus on the positive. As important and necessary as it is to fix those problems, it is time to take pause and recognize organizations around the city who strive to make a difference in our community. Backing […]
There are two job fairs coming to New Orleans for veterans looking for employment and potential employers looking to hire veterans. 1. Veterans and Military Service Members Job Fair When:Friday April 13 Time: 10-2 Place: Delgado Community College Student Life Center 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans ***Some participating companies: Bollinger Shipyards Ic. Edison Chouets […]
Maybe you’ll want to beat me up after you read this post, but no worries, I own what I do and say (and I’m not perfect- see where this post is going). Since we moved to the greater New Orleans area in 2007, the Saints have become our home team and we cheer for them […]
Huge huge huge event coming up in New Orleans. NOLA Navy Week is coming up April 17-22nd – WOOT WOOT!!!!. Tall ships, Blue Angels and more – this is pure awesomeness if you ask me! In April, 2012, New Orleans will host the United States Navy and the 47th Operation Sail event. We are the […]
According too this WWL article and this Republic article, The Veterans Administration is spending 6 million dollars to build a homeless center in the new VA Hospital in New Orleans. Yes, homelessness among our veterans from older and now younger generations is indeed a problem that needs to be eradicated. From The Republic: Southeast Louisiana […]