Willdra’s Big Easy Birthday Bash Part 3- The Finale
I was exhausted from the party and after party (go figure), so I️ woke up at 1pm. I still wanted breakfast, so W and I scooped BIL (Brother In Law) and SIL (Sister In Law) up and rode to IHOP. As soon as we sat down my phone started buzzing. It was A and Z asking where we were, because that text that we sent them before we left telling them exactly where we were going, was insufficient. Then the fam texted asking when, where, what, and how. They ask lots of questions.
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Everyone agreed that we would meet at the hotel then ask and answer more questions. We sat in the hotel lobby loitering and planning to move from one sitting place to another. Sitting is now imperative to our survival. The men did more math (they love this activity) then we hit the highway again. Everyone met up at the condo, parked, then walked back to the eternal trolley waiting spot.
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We did our waiting, and finally got on the trolley in another lifetime. We were way older than when we started. While we were waiting, it is important to note that now my niece had adult assistance with her mission of knocking Mardi Gras beads out of the trees. Nasty business, but I reckon someone had to do it.
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On the trolley, part of the group split up again, because for them, a shopping trip was mandatory. The rest of us got off and walked down to the BBQ Blues Festival. As we were getting close we spotted a Starbucks and decided to go because this would be our last chance at a real bathroom for awhile. We go in and ask the security guard where the restroom was. He mumbled something incoherently then said we had to buy something from Starbucks to use the facilities. Fair enough, so we go back to the Starbucks and A just simply says”excuse me where is the restroom?” To which she got a response of “oh just down the hall past the elevators to the right”. For real? Now why couldn’t Barney Fife tell us this.??? Deep sigh. We had to go really bad by this time so we couldn’t go back and put the paws on him. Plus the whole girl fighting a guy thing wouldn’t have worked in our favor.
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After our bathroom adventure, we joined the fam back where we left them on the corner. The Festival was just a block or two from there. In the Festival we did some people watching, shopping at the tents, and drinking. We weren’t prepared with chairs and such, therefor it didn’t take long for us to tire of standing around watching others sitting comfortably. The young’uns ordered Uber’s to our dinner reservations at Katie’s. We’ve been to Katie’s before so we knew that it’s really good, and the fam would enjoy it.
For dinner, a big part of our entertainment was conducting a small experiment. Since my Baby BIL is chronically late to everything, we told him dinner was at 7 instead of the real time of 7:30 to see if he would make it in time. He messaged the fam at 7:10 saying he was 10 minutes away. He arrived at 7:25. Our experiment was a success!! He was late AND on time. We are so doing this from now on!
We ate and had a magnificent meal. The fam agreed to meet at the condo to hash out the nights details. Again the people of a certain age bailed on us, so we decided to hit the clubs. It rained for maybe an hour or so which put a pause on the plans. We waited it out, then walked down to Magazine Street. There are bars up and down that street. They were quiet though, so we took another vote, and Bourbon Street won by unanimous decision. Like there was ever a question. Two Uber’s were ordered and soon we were making moves. Again. Our destination was the same Bar as before because it really has everything that we wanted. It was still a little wet out from the rain, but we were able to go out on the balcony for some people watching and trash talking. Pool was played by some, while the rest of us danced and cackled.
After awhile I happened to check my watch and it was 2:30. How in the world did that happen??? We have to be up and on our way to the port for our cruise in a few hours! Needless to say we downed our drinks, ordered the Uber, and rode back to the condo to get the car. It was a quick ride back to the hotel as it was around 4am and all of the very intelligent people were off of the road. At the hotel, I did a few chores, set my alarm for 10 am, then fell into bed. At the conclusion of 3 wild days in Louisiana, I can truly say that NOLA doesn’t owe me a thing! We got more than our money’s worth! My family is fabulous!
Before I fell asleep I said a prayer thanking God for text messages. I could never have pulled this off without the instant communication system that we take for granted everyday. Get Some.<<<<
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