It’s about that time again to recap Mardi Gras in New Orleans! Mardi Gras started for me when I flew into New Orleans two Saturdays ago. From the moment the party started weeks before Fat Tuesday, it never really stopped….
Five Things I’ll Be Doing Instead of Valentining
Valentine’s Day this year just so happens to fall on one of the best days of the year, Endymion day. For the rest of the world outside of Louisiana, this is the Saturday before Mardi Gras, aka the best day…
Everything You Need to Know About Mardi Gras in New Orleans
For those visiting for Nola during the biggest party of the year, it’s good to be aware of everything you need to know about Mardi Gras in New Orleans. From correctly pronouncing New Orleans like a local to knowing what…
Before You Go
When I left Louisiana in 2012, the only home I’ve ever had and known, I didn’t think much of it. I didn’t make a bucket list, I didn’t think I would miss it (too much), and I was more than…
A New Orleans Christmas
Fair warning: this post contains an overload of all the southern things (see what I did there!?) and may leave you drooling over New Orleans cuisine and wanting to take the next flight out to Nola to eat all the…
Quick and Easy New Orleans Gumbo Recipe
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,…
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. …
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…
