Louisiana Woman's Story of Loss & Hope.....

THIS IS A TRUE STORY!

ABOUT MY DAUGHTER, AND HER BELOVED....

Grab your popcorn, your reading glasses, a box of tissues, a comfy spot. Speakers up, eyes ahead, full attention. Then tell me what you think.

THE STORY BEGINS HERE. Get your tissues!

Then the story makes this dramatic turn. Go read THIS STORY. GET your tissues!

THEN...this awful awful awful end...Read THIS STORY. Change your tissues!

To get a hint of the ending....CLICK HERE!

FOR THOSE YOU KNOW, WHO NEED THIS STORY...LET THEM KNOW WHERE TO FIND OURS. TO BE CONTINUED....

CHRISTMAS MARATHON

(click the link below for the madness!)

WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS!

The New Year is going to be interesting, to say the least!

A NEW COIFFURE

I 'GOTS' A NEW DO!

OK ....OK...I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THIS....

BUT INSTEAD...IT LOOKS LIKE THIS....

AT LEAST I'M TRYING SOMETHING NEW....

I HAVEN'T DECIDED IF I AM JUST COOCOO FOR COACOA PUFFS....FIR' IT YET.

ONLY THIS TIME...MY DAUGHTERS CAN'T ACCUSE ME OF MAKING MY HAIR LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME...EVERY TIME I CUT IT!!

Hip? Fresh? Weird? Unusual? Works for Victoria..not for me?

LOUISIANA WEDDIN'!

PEWTER CHALICES DRIPPING WITH ....HYDRANGEAS, AZALEAS, & WISTERIA...FINE LOUISIANA FLOWERS...

FOOD PREPARED FRESH BY LOCAL CHEFS & DEEMED THE 'BEST FOOD EVER AT A WEDDING!" WITH JAMBALAYA...Catfish Fillets...Blackened Chicken Alfredo with Penne Pasta...Mini Crawfish Pies...(mee-oh-my-oh) & Flame Roasted Vegetables!!

Then, the fabulous bride's favorite cakes "CHANTILLY" !! In which her & her groom are so happy to be able to have their cake at anytime...& not just their wedding.

A BOOK OF LOUISIANA PLANTATION HOMES AS A SIGN IN BOOK..SO THE BRIDE CAN PLACE IT LOVINGLY ON HER COFFEE TABLE TO FLIP THROUGH OCCASIONALLY.

AN ENTRANCE TO THE RECEPTION OF DANCING TO 2ND LINE...WITH THE GALS HOLDING PARASOLS & THE MEN WAVING HANDKERCHIEFS! WITH THE GUEST ALL FOLLOWING IN THE PARADE & ENDING UP ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

THEN...THE EVENING ENDED MY WITH ASHLEY & HER BELOVED LEAVING IN A VINTAGE MODEL-T.....IT WAS MAGICAL!

THE ANTICIPATION OF THE EVENING....WAS THICK IN THE AIR

ENJOY...THE SLIDESHOW! (Best enjoyed by enlarging it by clicking on the icon)

A LOUISIANA BRIDAL SHOWER

MEET THE BLUSHING BRIDE.....ASHLEY.....
AND HERE SHE IS WITH HER 2 SISTERS....(The one on the left...."Amanda"....the one on the right..is her other sister....just kidding...it's me...her mama)
Meet the 'SIMPLY SOUTHERN BRIDAL SHOWER' hosts....(I will let them leave their name if they so choose.)

They have been friends with my Ashley since the 4th grade! Aren't they just lovely?
OK...OK....This is Rebecca....the party planner that pays attention to the finest of details!!
Like for instance..an old record player that plays Billy Holliday...or any other fine Louisiana southern music....
Do you want to know what is fabulous about Louisiana women?
Their shoes!!
It's fun just to look at their shoe choice!! However...more importantly...
Is their toenails!! They must be done at all times!
These two gals...survived raising a couple of the slightly younger gals above!!

(Their toe nails look fabulous also!)
We teach our young to wear pretty summer dresses.... with pretty toenails..and fabulous shoes...and to say..."Yes Mam!" When asked if they would like some fine southern lemonade...
Oh the delicacies!! See that cake on the right? That's "Mama Lisa's Carrot Cake"!

Go HERE for the recipe.
It's just divine!!
Can you almost taste it?
The food was impeccable! Catered by Christa @ Bonanno's!
Chicken salad....
CHEESES...
FRESH FRUIT...& STRAWBERRIES SPRINKLED WITH SUGA'!
FRESH...ICE COLD DRINKS.....IN APOTHECARY JARS...

FINE ART ...BY LOCAL ARTIST....HANGING ON THE WALLSSouthern women....talking about all memories & bright futures
YA YA!!



Fountain side tables....
ALL PERFECT FOR THE CELEBRATION OF A YOUNG LOUISIANA BRIDE TO BE!
PACKING THE GOODS TO THE CAR...
Is a perfect ending to a perfect shower. I tradition held deep in the women of America...and women of the South! YA YA!!

LOUISIANA LEMON

MY BELOVED......
GAVE ME A LEMON TREE..FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY 4 YEARS AGO.

THIS GESTURE HAD SO MANY LAYERS TO IT.

"OUR LOVE IS AS WONDERFUL AS THE LEMON BLOSSOMS"

"MAY YOUR LOVE TO ME BE PERPETUAL...NEVER ENDING...ALWAYS FRUITFUL"

HOW ABOUT...

"I KNOW EVERYBODY MAKES FUN OF YOU FOR HAVING A BROWN THUMB....AND I SEE IT HURTS...BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU!"

OK...OK....IT WAS MORE LIKE..."What do you want for an anniversary present?"....."A lemon tree?" (An are you sure?....'You have a brown thumb' look followed.)

NONETHELESS...HE GOT IT FOR ME! It had some kind of fungus...pestilence...when already bought! Really it did!

Four years later......& after I have tried EVERYTHING..... I have a LEMON!!

It is one half inch long...and one fourth inch wide!!

So for good luck....I'm going to name my lemon....

I HAVE HIGH ASPIRATIONS FOR ONE DAY MY LEMON WILL BE ONE OF MY FAMOUS...COVETED... LEMON MERINGUE PIES!!

Here is where you come in. What do you think I should name my 'little friend'?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.....THE FLOOR IS OPEN.....

LOUISIANA TRAVEL...

IT'S TIME FOR A ...MUCH.... NEEDED FAMILY GET AWAY!

HOW ABOUT YA' ALL?

PACK THE FAMILY IN THE CAR...FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED ONE ON ONE TIME....

FOR SOME BROTHERLY SISTERLY INTERACTION.....
A GREAT PLACE TO GO?

LOUISIANA IS.....

JUST LOVELY.....
THIS TIME OF YEAR...
YA' ALL JUST COME ON DOWN....
OR COME ON OVA'...
THE AZALEAS ARE AS BIG AS SCHOOL BUSES....

IT'S THE PERFECT TIME OF YEAR TO COME TO LOUISIANA!