Gumbo is a very popular New Orleans dish that can be found on just about every restaurant menu in the state of Louisiana. Tourists in New Orleans have most likely tried it and usually love it. For those that are unfamiliar,…
Down Da Bayou and Up Da Riva
If you follow me on Instagram, you most likely saw the new toy that arrived at my driveway of my parent’s home in Louisiana. If you don’t follow, then shame on you, how can I take this friendship seriously!? But…
A Week Full of The Southern Things
When in the south, you do the southern thing (see what I did there?) or what I like to call spending days on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, sipping on Abita beer, boiling crawfish, and attending New Orleans…
How to Correctly Pronounce New Orleans Like a Local: New Or-lins vs. New Or-leans
We all have our pet peeves, this one is mine: People don’t know how to correctly pronounce New Orleans. I learned this very quickly as soon as I left the south and moved to New England for two years. …
The Move to Dallas
Five days, 2000 miles, and 28 hours on the road later, I can finally say I now live in Dallas, Texas! It was a long journey and to be completely honest I’m not even quite sure what day of the…
Spring Break in New Orleans
I’m baaaaack! Remember me? I hope so because I missed this place… a little, although it was nice only being on the computer for about an hour total the entire time I was gone. Apparently while I was gone this…
Missing Mardi Gras
Haappyy Mardi Gras!! Notice anything different around here? That’s right, the blog finally got a makeover! After countless hours of researching, creating, deleting, and recreating, it’s finally here and I can officially say that I did it myself! The days…
How to Survive Mardi Gras in New Orleans Like a Local
It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans and it’s your first time here. It’s time to put your party pants on and hold on tight because you’re about to experience the longest, never ending party of your life. Louisianians are crazy. When it’s…
Christmas in the South
To say Christmas flew by this year would be an understatement. I feel like it was just yesterday when my plane landed in New Orleans, but in reality, my trip is more than halfway over. I’m getting anxiety just thinking…
Christmas On My Mind
Well well well, look who’s back from a mini unplanned blogger vacay. Except I wouldn’t exactly call it a vacay, because this little break of mine was everything but. Between work, grad classes, and then working on papers and projects…
LaWEEZYana Recap
Guess who’s back, back again… and has a Louisiana recap for you, my friend! Sorry for the cheesiness y’all. I’ll admit that was bad. Not as bad as that Miley skankahoe show last night, but that’s beside the point. So…
Weekend Recap: Boston and a Bunch of Louisianians
This weekend was the LSU alumni crawfish boil in Boston that I had been anxiously waiting for! Chris & I had so much fun eating way too much crawfish and socializing with a bunch of Louisianians! It’s so nice to…
