New Orleans was quite the experience. It was like a different country down there. Seriously, it was nuts! I will give you a little taste of our adventures in this interesting town...
First, here's a picture of us at the game. Poor BYU:(
We went on a swamp tour and saw alligators. The guide would get the alligators to come close by putting meat on a stick and holding it over the side. It was pretty awesome. These are some of our awesome friends who came with us! All the boys are going to med school with Ryan. We've made some great friends through med school, some of which came froom BYU too. It's been fun having other BYU couples down here! It's nice having friends that we can reminisce with about the good old days at BYU, and Utah. For example, no one else can understand the pain we feel from the lack of Cafe Rio except these people:)
Ghost Tour...
Meet Bloody Mary. That's right, Ryan and I our standing next to Bloody Mary. She took us on a ghost tour around the city. We went with our friends, Adam and Katie. We met up with Bloody Mary at a bar at the end of Bourbon Street. She gave us a real taste of the city and the locals. She is a professional voodoo person, attending the voodoo temple regularly. She has cast out many spirits and knows all kinds of sick stories about murderers who lived in New Orleans. If you're planning a trip to New Orleans, or if you'd like to know more about Bloody Mary, you should consider looking up her blog. Just type in "Bloody Mary New Orleans." You won't miss her. She's famous for these ghost tours. Our friend Adam even received a personal phone call from her. It's not every day you answer your phone and hear, "Hello, this is Bloody Mary calling." ha ha
When we met up with Bloody Mary the night before, Bourbon Street didn't seem so bad. We didn't see any of the nasty, crazy things that we had heard about. So then, the next day, some of our friends wanted to see Bourbon Street so we went down a different part of the street. That's when we realized that Bourbon Street actually was as horrible as everyone says. This freakish street was rank. I'm not just talking about the nasty businesses and shady posters hanging around. This place absolutely reeked! I am not exaggerating. The best way to describe this smell is a vile mixture of smoke, beer, horse crap, and old food. Don't ever go!
Here we are posing by some art. You might ask, "Where is the art?" We were wondering the same thing. In this picture is Brock and Lindsey Hansen, and Katie Meier (her hubby is taking the pic).
Here we are with Adam and Katie at Jefferson Square. If you look closely, you'll notice I have a bead necklace on. NO, I did not flash someone to earn that necklace. This girl told me that instead of flashing her, I could flash her my prego belly instead and she'd give me the beads. There's no way I was going to do that. I told her, "no," so she gave me the necklace anyway because, "I was a cute little pregnant person." Katie also got some beads from this woman, but she didn't flash the lady either.
