New Orleans

Since Jeremy has been off work this week we decided that we wanted to go explore a little bit. We thought it would be fun to go to New Orleans since I've never been there. We wanted to go on Monday but the weather here has been very windy and stormy the past few days. It rained several inches on Monday and they even issued a tornado watch in our area. New Orleans got so much rain on Monday that the streets were completely flooded. They said on the news that is was the most flooding they've seen since Katrina. I tried to talk Jeremy into going sight seeing down there on Monday and I assured him that the weather would clear up. Well it didn't! It only got worse as the day progressed. It's a good thing he doesn't listen to me very much because we would have probably been stuck down there if we had gone. Not to mention we would have done no sight seeing because the weather was so bad. Anyway we made the trip to New Orleans today so here are some pictures.

Home Made Root Beer

Jeremy and I decided that we wanted to make our own root beer and bottle it. I've never tried home made root beer made with yeast so it was definitely a new experience for me. It tasted a little too funky for me so Jeremy is going to have to drink all 5 liters by himself. He loves it though so I guess that's not such a bad thing.

The happy couple

Well just to give you a quick rundown, Jeremy and I have been in Louisiana for just over a week now. We are finally moved in, except for a few boxes that we aren't sure what to do with. The weather here has been hot, humid and stormy, but Jeremy keeps telling me that I have no clue what humid is yet. I'm sure I'll experience that next summer. I'm just glad I missed the worst of it for this year. Jeremy had to work the first week we were here but he has next week off so we will probably do some exploring, and hopefully find more picture opportunities for the blog. My plans for the next little while include finding a job and getting registered for school. I will be starting school in January and the goal is to finish once and for all. It's sometimes hard for me to believe that we are really in Louisiana and that we are so far away. We already miss you all so much! It's definitely going to be different being out on our own without family close by, but we are so excited about this new adventure and we think that it is going to bring us many great experiences.

Luv you all!

Brooke and Jer