n'awlins =D

today, jamie and i decided to spend the day in new orleans, which is only about 45 minutes from the church. this was my third trip down there, but my first time going since i've been down here for the summer. we got there in the morning because we knew it was going to be a hot afternoon. we started out in the french market, which i had never been before. this was a cool experience :) there were vendors everywhere selling jewelry, clothing, accessories, toys, and food. it was packed with people! i loved looking at all the neat things they had. after, we walked around the french quarter a little and then went to lunch.

woman vs. food :p

jamie took me to a place called mother's, which is a pretty popular restaurant in new orleans. the restaurant was actually featured on the show man vs. food! i ordered the ferdi special there, which was the sandwich featured on the show. i was excited to try it since it was so famous. the sandwich was massive and loaded with all kinds of meat...baked ham, roast beef, and debris (the shavings from a roast beef). we both ordered the ferdi po' boy and we killed our sandwiches. they were amazing! no wonder it was featured on television! we were so full afterwards :)

we walked around some more doing some window shopping and sightseeing. i had a praline for the first time...they are really popular here. (jamie and i actually went in a few of the candy stores just so we could eat the samples they had out...haha). they were so good! we also walked down bourbon street and i was surprised at how early people got started drinking. we saw many people at the bars at 10 am! but i guess that's how they do it in NOLA.


by the afternoon, the heat had gotten pretty intense so we finished up at cafe du monde to indulge in their famous beignets. as usual, they were to die for! we were stuffed and satisfied leaving the city...it was a very successful trip :)

oh! side note: i will be singing a duet tomorrow in church with daniela...and jamie will be playing the guitar and doing back-up vocals. we're singing 'our god' by chris tomlin. soo excited! wish us luck! :)