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March 16, 2005

Oh, I so love New Orleans!

The people I am working with are a wonderful bunch of guys. Some are from the area, a few are very Cajun, and others are from far, far away. But all of them exude Southern Hospitality. And every person I have chanced upon after work has been just as kind and nice.

Sunday, when I first arrived here, I drove to the French Quarter and had a late lunch at a lovely restaurant. Then I explored part of the Quarter and wandered around. A young couple asked me to take a picture of them with their camera, and I was happy to oblige. Afterwards, we talked and talked for probably 30 minutes - they were complete strangers, but they were friendly and interesting, and when I told them I needed to get going, I got hugs from both of them.

And the food. Oh, the food! It's unbelievable - and not all Southern food is spicy, for those of you who may not care for blackened this or that.

The hotel I'm staying in is in Covington, Louisianna - across Lake Pontrachrain from Metairie - where I am working. The Causeway is the longest bridge across water in the world - for now anyway - it is about 24 miles long, and is really quite mesmerizing to drive across.

Oh, and for some unknown reason, everything I'm doing at work seems to be just falling into place without much effort.

If only John was here with me - then it would be perfect - and if my bloggy friends were here too - Joanie and Tammi and Rosemary and Ching and Beth and more - what fun we could have!

Posted by Beth at March 16, 2005 08:33 PM