Louisiana
We decided to continue Keith's recovery from his surgery by spending two weeks in Louisiana. We spent the majority of the time at Shawna's mother's house and spent two nights at the end in New Orleans.
Moreuville
While in Moreauville, Shawna helped her mom with doctor's appointments, getting estimates for work needed in the home and general purging while Keith relaxed, read and did more trip planning. While here, we did the following:
Ginger and Michael - They drove to Marksville and met us for dinner at Broken Wheel. As always, we had many laughs!
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| Dinner with Ginger and Michael |
Date Night - The two of us had a date night - first going to Kyrle's to have a drink as Keith had never been there and then we had dinner at Legend's Steakhouse. Unfortunately, the dinner was not as good as the last time we had gone here so we may not be back.
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| Drinks at Kyrle's |
Nicole - Nicole joined us for lunch where Shawna made a delicious gumbo.
Dinner with Shawna's Mom - For our last night, we went out to Kyrle's for dinner. The food was not the best so in the future we may only eat there if we decide to eat fried food!
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| Dinner with Shawna's Mom at Kyrle's |
New Orleans
We stayed two nights for free on points at the Springhill Suites in the Warehouse District. The hotel was in dire need of some repair!
Our first night, we had an amazing dinner at Saffron's. We tried tandoori squash, garlic naan, potato nest chaat and the pork vindaloo - all very flavorful. The next day, we walked around the French Quarter, stopping to have beignets at Cafe Du Monde and a beer at Lafitte Blacksmith Shop Bar. That evening, we met up with Moni and Jeff for dinner at MayPop, a great restaurant in the Warehouse District. We shared a few appetizers for the table and then we split the Fried Drum and the coconut rice. Everything was very tasty!
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| Dinner with Moni at MayPop |
While in NO, we found out that Ginny, Peter's mom, had passed away - she battled with cancer for quite some time. The service is expected to be another month out.
Texas
Austin
We drove to Austin from New Orleans, spending one night at Jeff and Nina's house so that we could catch up with them. We had a couple of drinks at the house and then had dinner at Gino's where we shared a lasagna and caesar salad. We left early the next morning to drive back to Dallas.
Dallas
We spent three nights in Dallas, getting organized for our next trip to Phoenix, Las Vegas and DC. While here, we did the following:
Dinner with Keith's Parents - We did a practice Japanese dinner at Nikko's to make sure Keith's dad could put up with Japanese food since they planned to join us in Japan in the Fall. We shared a few appetizers and then each got the seabass for dinner. Everything was delicious and Keith's dad enjoyed it!
Walk with Brandon - Keith met up with Brandon (former work colleague) for a walk around White Walk Lake and then had a coffee with him at Starbucks.
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| Walk with Brandon |
Lunch with Lee - Keith met up with Lee (former work colleague) for lunch at Sammy's BBQ.
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| Lunch with Lee |
Dinner with Peter - We met up with Peter at the restaurant that Owen is working, Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers. We had burgers and beer (duh!) - the burgers were quite tasty. We got to see Owen in action as well!
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| Dinner with Peter and Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers |
Dinner with Margaret - For our last night in town, we had dinner with Keith's sister at Truluck's - a great seafood place in Southlake. We shared crab claws for an appetizer and then had a salad and redfish dish for our entree - all very good.
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