Honeymoon

We woke up with a little less than an hour to shower, finish packing a few things, and get to the airport.  To say that we were in a rush doesn't exactly suffice...
Once we got on the (brand new, private) plane we were off to our honeymoon in New Orleans!

We had so much fun on the flight.  We couldn't take our eyes away from the windows.  The scenery was breathtaking!

We were in New Orleans in about an hour and a half.  As soon as we got on the ground, we took a taxi to our hotel...which just happened to be decorated beautifully for the holidays!

After unpacking a few things, we headed out on the town for some lunch.  CJ had a shrimp poboy and I had the largest muffaletta in the world.  Next, went to the casino to try our luck.  When we got back to our hotel, this little surprise was waiting on us from some of the guys at my work...

We had a quick nap and ate some of our wonderful strawberries before heading out to eat delicious sushi.

The next day we had breakfast at River's Edge where I had my first Belgian waffle.  Yummo!  We wandered around the city in and out of shops, taking pictures, and just enjoying each other in a city away from home.  It was relaxing to say the least!

Before dinner, we headed out to the roof top patio of our hotel for a champagne toast.  We went to feast at Oceana Grill and it was fabulous.  CJ had the mardi gras pasta and I had the gumbo, red beans and rice, and jambalaya.  I think that was our favorite meal while we were there this time.  We walked around Bourbon Street after, visited the popular Pat O'Brien's for a drink, found a jazz band to listen to, then headed back to the hotel.  That was so much fun!

The next day before we left for the airport we each  had one last Cajun meal...shrimp poboys.  We walked around a bit more, then hopped back on our plane headed for home. 

We had a really great time.  It was fun, relaxing and memorable.  We were probably a little too excited to get home to see our boyz.  We unloaded, unpacked, and enjoyed the first night in our own bed as hubby and wifey - and it was probably the best sleep I've had since all of the wedding planning started!

*A muffaletta is officially one of my favorite foods now.