Hey guys! I'm back in the internet cafe after wandering around the French Quarter all afternoon. My feet are kind of sore, but it was so very much worth it. DH and I split a Central Grocery muffaletta for lunch, and have proclaimed it the Best Sandwich Ever.
I stopped by the St Louis again, and Marvin wasn't around, so I couldn't see the HP, but the restaurant manager was able to show me the exact room that the Prom will be in. It's a nice big space (he said they'd just had a party for 70 the night before), and apparently everyone who's anyone has been in there. It's one of the oldest rooms on the premises (part of the original restaurant from 18-something), and it's just oozing with history. Tres tres cool.
Mmmmm. Central Grocery muffalettas. This thread is making me hungry.
Tres tres cool.
Excellent. Thanks for all the scouting. No go have a Pimm's cup at Napoleon House. It's the perfect time for it.
Yay for scouting. And I'm VERY jealous of the food Jess is eating.
Hey guys, what started out as Nicole coming to show me my first ever wild animal park has somehow become a mini-F2F.
There are a handful of lovely buffistas descending on me during the week of April 10-17th. There will be car rentals! and a hotel of some sort! and a trip to the safari park! Probably also soap and/or bath bomb making, a wander through the "emerald necklace", Cleveland's metropark system, wading in lake Erie (depending on the safety levels), and more! I'm also hoping to schedule a reading/signing for Deb one of those weekends so I can twist her arm and get her to come too.
I know it's very close to the regular F2F and I'm sorry about that. It just happened that way due to the safari park schedule. However, if you think you could make both, or you could never make the F2F but you might be able to swing a trip to Cleveland, you're more than welcome to join us.
If you can't afford the hotel (and I'm sure sharing can be arranged), and you're not allergic to cats, babies, bad rock music, or the cigarette smoke that occasionally wafts its way up from the basement, you're welcome to floor space at my house.
(following Deena into thread briefly)
Schedule something for me and I'm totally there for a few days. Especially true since I'm 99% sure I'm not doing NOLA.
Wow, I will be really disappointed if I don't see you this year, Deb.
Since I can't do NOLA this year, I'm going to try and make it to the mini. Finances are the question, but I'm working on it.
I'm torn. I'm 98% sure I won't be going to NOLA, so I was already planning a midwest trip that would include Chicago and maybe Denver and hopefully coincide with SA's spring break. I can't swing both, though, and I am pretty sure the earlier trip works out better for me.
Beverly! Yes, you have to come.
t Starts digging in pockets for pennies.
