I'm literally grinning and squirming in my seat with excitement as a write this. My friend and I are FINALLY making our much planned mini trip to New Orleans in a few weeks!  Since my last post about it I've become ever more fascinated with going every time I watch a tv show set there or read a book set there. It's no secret I'm obsessed with Anne Rice novels. I'm hoping I'll get a glance of some of the places featured in her books. 

A rough intinerary:

-A quick stop at the Oak Valley plantation  before getting into the main part of the city.

-I'm most excited to visit the houses of the Garden District, the French Quarter, Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral. I'm also a bit curious to visit the famous haunted places of the city like LaLaurie House and the house of Marie Laveau. 

- I've been digging into the history of city to better understand and know what to see while I'm there and there are just so many fascinating things. The former "red light district' know as Storyville  has a lot of cool history to it. I was really fascinated by the photographer E.J. Bellocq who is now known for his portraits of the women of Storyville. If you like that sort of thing, GOOGLE it! There's actually a "burlesque" type show that runs at a local bar that tells the history of Storyville! So we may even check out a burlesque show! Who knows?!

-Ride a street car! While that's not something singular to New Orleans, I've always wanted to do this.

-We plan on checking out some of the noted bars and dives.  Especially the Absinthe House.    

-Try legit cajun/seafood!I may have mentioned it before, but I'm not a big seafood fan. At all. So I'm hoping to overcome that while I'm there and check out some of the famous Cajun food and seafood.



Have you ever been? Have any great suggestions of things to do or places to go?


kat


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absinthe house
storyville lady
Oak Valley 
sazerac
streetcar

 Last weekend we attended my awesome cousins beautiful home for her daughter's 1st birthday! I had the honor of photographing the event. She went above and beyond with the theme. From Mickey shaped chicken nuggets, cheese and cookies to the the candy bar. Even though it poured down rain mid-bounce house,  it was absolutely perfect. I couldn't help but share.

We had an insanely busy spring break weekend, weekend before last.  I had my cousin's 1st birthday party that I photographed and we went straight from the party on a mini trip to Dinosaur Valley State Park and Dinosaur World in Glen Rose, Texas.  I've been wanting to take him since he first became obsessed with dinosaurs. We are also went to the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center . It was such a blast and very worth the money. It was on the chilly/windy side so I can only imagine how fun it would be in summer.  Our spring break wasn't anything incredibly exciting due to me working so I wanted to go out with a bit of bang so to speak and take Conrad on a little adventure. It was a nice weekend getaway. I wasn't very impressed with out hotel but the drive wasn't too bad. Unfortunately the boyfriend had to work, but it was fun nonetheless.  This is a prelude to our more exciting adventures that we have planned for next month.


Have you done or are you planning anything special for spring break?

Kat

Happy Sunday! This weekend was much overdue! Last weekend was busy busy so  relaxing and going with the flow this weekend was a must. We went to the flea market, watched lots of movies and took a much over due trip Earthbound Trading Co . I picked up some great stuff. (Check out their pinterest! It's dreamy and full of inspiration!) I have a whole weekends worth of photos to edit and share too.  I'm on a mission to find a few key pieces for the house:

1. A retro/antique buffet-type piece for our dining room. Our dining room is fairly large and the walls are bare so it's the next room on my list to knock out.

2. A cute little chair/bench for my bedroom.






What did you do this weekend?

kat



blue buffet 
multi colored buffet 
retro buffet
wood & white buffet 
pink chair
yellow chair

I had a great new project come in this past week! I've been very selective lately about what kind of work I take so that I don't get too busy and stressed with my 8-5 job and everything at home. I couldn't pass this one up though. I can't share too much yet, but here's my first round mood board (inspiration board).

The vibe of the project is a little bit grungy, masculine, strength, innovative, mechanical, and with a touch of 50's futuristic advertising thrown in there . The product is an innovative new idea geared towards men (and even some women) who work (and play) outside. Think adventurous ATV adventures and hauling massive loads across America.  I can't wait to share the end project with you.


kat

Since she is just too cute I figured it was time for a Lola update. She is now 8 months old. It seems like she grew too fast for me to keep up. Her ears are finally standing completely tall and she is a complete mess!! I know from previous experience that Boston Terriers are very active and hyper dogs, which was one of the main reason I chose her because I figured she would be great for my son. But goodness she is hyper! Most evenings, Conrad and her are chasing each other around the house or outside. They're two peas in a pod and we love her. She is such a clown. I love that she is always so excited to see me more than anyone else in the house. It makes me feel special. She'll jump from the floor to my arms and is doing pretty well with learning tricks. So far she can sit, talk, roll over (sort of) and high five.

Now for the bad news. When we moved to our new house she started having issues with being left alone while we were at work and school and decided that a great idea to pass the time would be to start dragging out trash, ripping up carpet, and chewing on furniture! Basically anything that was left on the floor or out she would get into. She would even jump up onto the kitchen table and tear up the napkins or any food that was there. I've never really been much for kenneling dogs up but I felt I had no choice if I wanted to keep my sanity and house in tact. So we're much better now that we overcame that little messy bump. I'm hoping she'll out grow all of that in the next 6 months haha.

Kat

* My camera is in the shop... I wish I had more photos =(