Well, Chris and I have been in New Orleans (or Nawlans) for a week now, and I am starting to think quitting the trail was the best decision we ever made. This feeling was cemented on Sunday afternoon...
Christine and I got up early Sunday morning for church with the family, then after church her Grandparents, 2 of her cousins and Chris & I drove to the Louisiana Superdome to watch the opening game of the NFL season for the New Orleans Saints! What an experience! Her Grandad has a luxury suite at the stadium, and let me tell you, they lay it on thick! Leather seats, open bar, free food, flat screen tvs in the box, and the loudest most enthusiastic crowd I've EVER come across! 75,000 fans inside a giant dome willing their team on to a 45 - 27 victory over Detroit Lions! As I was sitting back sipping on a single malt scotch during the game, I thought to myself "so glad we quit the trail".
New Orleans over all has been great though. We've been volunteering at the local church and also helping out around Chris' Grandparents property. Spent a lot of time with family, and have been treated most generously to some quintasential Louisiana cuisine (including my first bowl of Turtle Soup yesterday). Loving it.
Went duck hunting the other morning with Pawpaw (Chris' grandfather) and Uncle Joe. Up at 4am, on the bayou at 5.30am, with a 12 gauge shotgun in hand, camo gear head to toe, fresh coffee in my system and the sun just peaking up over the marsh. The ducks weren't really flying due to the conditions, but we got a couple of shots off and had a great time over all.
We've also enjoyed some good exercise, swimming in the pool, shooting hoops, running and more. It's rained quite a lot this last week, some of the downpours the heaviest I've ever seen (like movie rain) so the ground has been quite wet. But now that things are drying out we should be playing some golf at the New Orleans Country Club today. Livin the good life you could say. Through all of these good things though, we are still remembering to take our quiet times, bible studies, and thanking God for all he's doing in our lives.
So we're here for another week, then back to Colorado where the adventure will continue...the family "cabin" (if you've ever heard about it you'll know why it's in quotations" up in Steamboat Springs needs some landscaping so that will probably be our next adventure. Hope you're all well, Chris and I wanted to express how much all of your comments have meant to us, and that it just feels great to have such supportive friends and family. We were quite worried writing our last blog about the trail, but as I said the response has been phenomenal. God Bless, T&C
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Sitting in comfort to watch the opening game of the season, amidst a crowd of spectators the size of a small city, how different from the trail could you get? New Orleans sounds just the right place for the two of you at this stage of your adventure. Good to see you're being kept busy as well, with your volunteering and helping out. You are blessed being part of such a great family :)
ReplyDeleteDarryl and Chris
Aidan will be stoked when he hears you've been duck shooting! (even if there weren't many ducks...it's the spirit of it!). I like the term movie rain. I'm going to add that to my repertoire of Tim quotes to use, like my favourite one, "novelty sized [insert ridiculously large object here]".
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this stage of life while you're in it! It's amazing that you're so mobile and able to just decide what to do spontaneously and go and do it. Hope you have a good time at Steamboat in the wee shack thing they've got up there...