It’s Benny-Boo! It’s Benny-Boo! Yep, Neighbor Ben turned the big 3-0 today, and to celebrate we headed down to New Orleans for a night on Bourbon Street and a fun afternoon at the Saints game yesterday. We had a blast. It had to be one of the most enjoyable weekends that I can remember having down there.We started the evening off with dinner and drinks at a restaurant across the street from Galatoire’s. I can’t remember the name of the place, and the food was so-so, but there was no wait, and for a party of seven at 6:30 on a Saturday night, we couldn’t really complain. We then strolled down Bourbon Street until we decided to stop for a drink or two at Tropical Isle – yes, home of the infamous Hand Grenade, and yes, we are all WAY over 21 and definitely not in college anymore. But….. the balcony was pretty empty, and it was nice to just sit for a while and people-watch. :)
The highlight of the night was our next choice of bars… KARAOKE at The Saloon! Fun, fun, fun! We even lucked up on the VIP section with red velvet couches. Classy. I impressed the crowd with my rendition of “Bice Bice Baby” with a little help from some random guy who just happened to know the verses that I didn’t know, so it wasn’t a total embarrassment. Then later Katherine and I sang “Sweet Home Alabama” with, of course, a Mississippi chorus and a “Sweet Home Canada” thrown in for the birthday boy. Ben even got up to sing “Sweet Caroline.” We had so much fun!
Our hotel was right off Bourbon so we walked home after the bar and stopped for a Lucky Dog and a piece of pizza. I mean, who doesn’t love some Bourbon Street food at 1 in the morning. Ugh…Then we woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the Saints game yesterday. This was our first game to ever go to, so we had a great time walking to the Superdome and listening to all the jazz bands and tailgating as we went. Unfortunately for Ben, the Saints didn’t win even on his birthday weekend, but it was fun to watch and ended up being a good game regardless.
I’m not ashamed to admit that I fell asleep before 8 last night and didn’t wake up till about 6:30 this morning. I was pooped. I think I can handle a two-day work week though and then I’ll get another five days to rest before getting back to a normal routine next week. Gotta love the holidays! :)Happy Birthday, Benny-Boo!!
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