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30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 12

November 12, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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David and one of our pirate friends, Papillion

I am so incredibly thankful for our New Orleans friends. In recent years David and I have been blessed to make some of the best friends anyone could ask for during our visits to New Orleans. These dear folks have welcomed us to their beautiful city with open arms and the sort of hospitality for which the deep South is famous. Almost as soon as our plane lands we begin getting texts and Facebook messages. “Are you here yet?” “What are you doing?” “Will you be at Tropical Isle tonight?”

On our most recent trip we headed to Tropical Isle on our first evening so we could listen to our special friends, Bryan and Debi of Debi and the Deacons. We are also friends with the other band members as well as some of the bar staff, manager and one of the owners. It’s always good to see everyone. We hadn’t been there very long before a couple of friends showed up…just to see us. And then a couple more…and more. Pretty soon we had quite a group!

Our April trip was fun but so very hectic that I didn’t feel as though I really got a chance to do the things I like to do. This time David promised that we would take things at my pace. I love being with everyone but as an introvert I especially treasure those times with just a couple of people so we can really connect. Our friends, Jay and Cher invited us to join them for a jazz dinner cruise one evening which was absolutely wonderful. It was a gorgeous night to be out on the Mississippi. We then went to Pat O’Brien’s (they had a free coupon that needed to be used) and finished up the night at Tropical Isle. Here are the four of us in front of the flaming fountain at Pat O’s:

Another evening we met up with Ken, Cindy and Liana to watch the Saints game at Finnegan’s. The Saints lost but we still had fun:
New Orleans friends

Here is a picture of David with Jack and Jay: 
I failed to get a good picture of Debi and Bryan this time but here is one of them with Jay and Cher which was taken in April:
Love these folks!
Another day we met up with Ken and Cindy for the best Mexican food ever and then cafe´au lait at Cafe Du Monde. And then towards the end of our trip we went to d.b.a. to hear John Boutte´which was absolutely unforgettable.
We had dinner and great conversation with Anne Marie one night. A delicious three-course lunch (and 25 cent martinis!) at Antoine’s with Beth, Christine, Megan and Jess. Drinks at Chuck’s with Nick (Chris’ friend we took with us on vacation a few years ago who then moved there) late one night after he got off work. Halloween on Bourbon Street with countless friends and some guys from here in Ada who happened to be in NOLA for an EMT conference. The Lestat vampire ball with lots of friends. And no doubt several other events and occasions I’m forgetting at the moment. 
Then there was the evening we went across the river to Bryan and Debi’s house (along with Liana who drove us there) for the best meal of the week. Debi is a marvelous cook and we were treated to grilled pork chops, two kinds of sausage, chicken, ribs, dirty rice, baked beans, potato salad, macaroni and cheese (the real stuff – no blue boxes at the Ory house!), and homemade cookies. There was enough for a small army and she sent us home with plates of food which we heated up for our dinner the next night. The food was wonderful but even better was the company. We just love this family and feel so at home with them. In fact, they invited us to spend a few days with them over New Year’s and David just booked the tickets a little while ago. I can hardly wait!

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