An overdue update

It’s been a while, and a lot has happened.  In short, Sara and I went to New Orleans via Houston for 5 days.  Was it the best trip?  No.  Did we do things we had never done before?  Yes.  Food, as always, was fantastic, specifically B&C Seafood located outside the Laura Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana.  We went because we were starving, but we stayed for the ridiculous catfish po-boy (dressed) and boiled crawfish.  We hit no less than 3 wildlife refuges, saw alligators, prayed to Buddha, watched overly amorous egrets get it on, got our Tabasco on (in a completely different way…so as not to burn anything important), shopped on Magazine, and met the artist for the 2016 French Quarter Festival poster just before scarfing beignets and coffee at Café du Monde. 

And then, shortly thereafter, Gram passed.  It wasn’t unexpected, but added some additional responsibilities and delayed a return to work by a day while we mourned/celebrated Grandma’s 91 years on the planet.  As the day wound down, I was drooping, but thank goodness for my family.  I’ll say this, my family is way better than yours.  How do I know?  They just are.  They’re dedicated, thoughtful, and loyal and fantastic.  And, that goes for both my mom’s and my dad’s side of the family.  Say what you will, nothing brings me more happiness than when I have an opportunity to spend time with my extended family.  That also goes for seeing my “brothers from other mothers,” Don and Gary.  Thanks. 

Also, because it was hilarious, my brother debuted a new play that he had written and I was able to attend an early reading.  All this shit was coming down, and I was able to lose myself for 2 hours in his creative process.  He may have been nervous about how it was going to turn out, but I wasn’t.  Thing was very polished and I felt like I had an inside scoop because some of the jokes/lines he had written were based from surreal personal experiences I knew about.  If there’s one thing you need to know, it’s that even while I’m the only one laughing, I’m laughing loud…so it sounds like it’s more people. 

I guess the common thread of this post is family.  Good to get away.  Good to get back.  Good to celebrate together our accomplishments.  Never a dull moment…though I’d like one after the last two weeks.  It’s overdue.