Random Ramblings...: Louisiana Trip

Russel and I went with his sister and dad to Houma, Louisiana for the weekend to see his grandparents. For those of you who care, Houma is about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans. Anyway, it's about a 9 hour drive, so that was fun. We left at about 5 am on Friday morning (that's the earliest I have been up in a while) and after making stops to eat and make a deposit to the economy of Shreveport-Bossier City (IE the casinos) we got there around 3:30 that afternoon. It was nice to see his grandparents, his grandpa has been pretty sick with Leukemia among other ailments, so we wanted to be sure to get this trip in as soon as we could. Right now, things are stabilized, and he's actually functioning pretty well, but there's not much more the doctors can do for him. So, we just pray that he stays comfortable and leave it up to God at this point. He is 87 years old, so it is a comfort to know that he has led a long, fulfilling life. He and his wife are still able to live together in their home, without much dependence on other people. I know that this is important to him, so I am glad for that. We also did some sightseeing while we were there, and ate some awesome food. I, living in Texas my entire life, have never been a huge seafood fan. Eating seafood in Louisiana, however, is a whole different ballgame. You can definitely tell a difference in that it is so fresh, and seasoned to perfection. I had shrimp boiled with all kinds of seasonings along with potatoes and corn at one meal, and Bourbon Mahi Mahi another time. Yum-O! On Saturday, we drove up to New Orleans to do some shopping and eating in the French Quarter. I really enjoyed that. We saw the Hard Rock Cafe, and shopped and ate at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (if you are a Forrest Gump fan, you should check this place out). Sunday, we headed out that morning and stopped to visit some more family in Lafayette. Heading home, we ran into some MAJOR road construction traffic (in Texas of course) which delayed our getting home till about midnight. Poor Russel had to get up for work this morning. I, thankfully was able to sleep in. Anyway, we are tired, and glad to be home, but had a blast! I am going to try to post some pics, but I've never done that on here before, so we'll see!