Miracle on Chartres Street

On Saturday, December 17th, my mom, sister and I were lunching at Sylvain with a bunch of old friends.  Sylvain is our favorite restaurant, the ambiance, the menu, the wine, the procesco, the historic building, and the American flag on the wall to boot, but it really became our favorite restaurant when Dylan McDermott walked in and sat at the bar to have lunch.  My sister's favorite movie is Miracle on 34th, and Dylan played the role of the sweet and handsome Mr. Bedford, who basically saved Christmas for precious little Susan Walker.  Well, he did the same for Ashley Morgan on that beautiful December afternoon on Chartres Street in New Orleans. 

So as not to make a scene in true Morgan fashion...I discreetly handed the manager of Sylvain this note to pass along to Mr. McDermott....

and look what we got out of it!  Merry Christmas Ashley!  Thanks to Dylan for cooperating with us rowdy girls in the restaurants.  We have always been fans, and we will remain fans forever more!

An En Vogue Christmas

After a successful trip to Barcelona this fall, the Morgan family decided to celebrate Christmas Catalan style.  Chef Alma prepared this delicious paella, Dad cooked lobsters, and we drank copious amounts of cava.  We decided to do this long before we saw this article in the New York Times...the only thing missing was a Morgan jumping in the swimming pool dressed as Santa Claus! 

It is my opinion that the Morgan family should maintain this Christmas tradition.  If we decide to deviate, it should only be to celebrate other Christmas traditions from around the world, or celebrate Christmas in another part of the world.

Saints Fan at the Nativity Scene

For Christmas, I gave my co-worker in Shreveport black and gold Flamingo Fans.  I thought she would get a kick out of having them in her front yard.  Little did I know she already had a plastic nativity scene in her front yard...apparently saints fans and JC go waaay back!