vacation

alan and i are going to new orleans, our very most favoritest city in the whole wide world (or at least in this country)... our trip isn't planned for another month, but we're both so excited about it already! new orleans is our city, the city where we fell in love - we went there three times in our first year together, and we haven't been back in four years. i can't wait to walk down bourbon street and hear the crazy mixture of a hundred different zydeco and jazz songs coming from every single shop... stroll around jackson square and have coffee and beignets on the patio at cafe du monde... order a hand grenade from tropical isle and say hi to steve the bartender (probably doesn't work there anymore, actually)... visit the otters at the aquarium and savor the spicy mediterranean flavors of cajun and creole cooking... laissez les bons temps roulez!