We were supposed to be in Louisiana for Thanksgiving but with the trip to Bhutan we were unable to make it. So, we used the weekend that our entire household belongings were in transit between Raleigh and Denver to make a weekend trip to Moreauville to celebrate Xmas early.
Shawna was flying from Hartford and Keith from Raleigh, but we coordinated our flights to meet in Atlanta to get a flight to Alexandria. Keith arrived a bit early so we had a "romantic" dinner in Atlanta airport at Phillips Seafood. We landed in LA at about 9:30 which got us to Shawna's mom's house by 10:45pm.
Friday was a work day, so we worked from the kitchen table with "dueling laptops" while each of us were cranking away on email or conference calls. After a full day of work, we both went for a walk before Nicole and Hunter showed up for gumbo.
Saturday started with coffee before an hour walk. We quickly showered after, as Jim and Barbara arrived at 9:30 to spend the morning and then have lunch with us at the Family Grill in Simmesport. Shawna and I split the catfish platter which was pretty good. The only downfall is that the silverware was disgusting - both of us had to return it as it arrived with fresh food and grease from the previous user.
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| Shawna and Nicole |
The afternoon was relaxing, with Jean/Ashley/Bertie Lee arriving at 4pm for dinner and gift exchange. Nicole also joined us for dinner. We chatted first before heading to the dining room for roast pork, cornbread stuffing, sweet potato casserole, and eggplant/shrimp casserole followed by pineapple cake for dessert. Of course, it would not be a Louisiana holiday meal without a few casserole dishes! After dinner, we all opened gifts together.
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| Shawna with her grandmother and mom |
Sunday was an easy day. We went for a walk and then had lunch before we headed back to the airport to fly to Denver.
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