Good-Byes and a Road Trip

Yesterday I said good bye to a lot of great friends and colleagues and to the school I've taught at for the last 6 years.  Well, not really good-bye since I'm sure I'll sub around there a bit in the fall.  But good bye as in I am no longer a staff member on that campus. It hasn't really hit yet cause it just feels like the end of the school year.  Not the end of a school career.

Once we did that, Lauren and I had lunch with our sweeties, texted Michael good bye and headed out on our road trip to New Orleans.  We'll spend a few days in NOLA before catching a cruise ship to Cozumel.  This is Lauren's graduation gift from mom and dad.

Last night we stopped in Lake Charles, LA or more precisely Westlake, LA at the Isle of Capri casino and hotel.  We ate a crappy piece of pizza for dinner and tried our hand at a few penny slots.  The casino was cruel to us.  Taking our money and not even letting us play a little bit.  I have a tendency to lose at the casinos but at least most of the time I can play for awhile and get some entertainment out of it for a few hours.  But not last night.  We finally gave it up and headed back to the hotel room for the night.

Today we are headed to Oak Alley Plantation and into the French Quarter where we will check into our hotel and get started exploring New Orleans.  I think beignets might be first on the list so Cafe du Monde here we come!

Keep checking in to follow our adventures.