The Balloon Man

Driving through the French Quarter on Saturday, Mom and I passed these cute little kids with awesome balloons.  How cool is the monkey with the banana and spider man?  That is one good balloon man! 

Fall in NOLA Update

Jessica made the McKenzie cookies, and Alma made it to the pumpkin patch!  Slowly but surely, we are celebrating fall in New Orleans. 

Laura Bush Op-Ed

Afghanistan must embrace women's rights.  This article is a must read.  Thanks to all the men and women who serve our country to defend our freedom. 

I Skyped for the First Time Today

I know, I am SO behind the trend.  But, how cool?!  I didn't have the microphone set up on the old work computer, but I was able to see my sweet cousin who is a freshman at TCU.  She was sitting in her dorm room, on her bed, in a big TCU sweatshirt.  Reminded me of myself 10 years ago!!  Page, thanks so much for being there while I tried to make sure a conference call between New Orleans and Los Angeles will work for Friday.

Art for Arts Sake

My favorite find at Art for Arts Sake was Tupelo Honey Design.  A precious stationery/design/photography studio of a girl named Maria who recently moved here from New Mexico.  Everything she makes is unique and very Anthropologiesque - her favorite store.  I wish I had a wedding to plan because I would definitely let her design my wedding invitations.  Instead, I have wedding showers and baby showers to plan, and unfortunately, as much as I love my friends, I think her price range makes her likely out of the question.  However, you should visit Tupelo Honey if you have a love of craft and originality.  Everything, Maria creates is unique in a way you have never seen unique, and I wish I had pictures to prove it!  She had a cute way of presenting handkerchiefs for a second line, smores for a bon fire, and she had these precious blank books on the table for guests to sign entitled, "What is your funniest memory of us?"  Love, Love, Love the store!

Fall Foliage

Ashley, my sister, seems to be obsessed with the month of October.  She wants to experience fall.  If anyone has any suggestions on how to experience fall in Louisiana, please let me know.  In DC, we would pick apples, go to vineyards, carve pumpkins and roast the seeds, watch the leaves change, etc.  In New Orleans, I am not quite sure what you do.  Corn Maize in Baton Rouge, Pumpkins at French Market -- please help!!  Point in fact, if you google "fall leave new orleans la", the images that appear are pub crawl, Jesuit boys at Galatoires, Mayor Landrieu, and Angelia Jolie and her numerous children.  If you google "fall leaves washington dc", you see the beauty you would imagine.  I am with Alma.  I want to experience fall in Louisiana, too.