Looking forward…
Eleven Things I Can’t Wait To Do When I Get Home
[in no particular order]
- Order my winter beverage of choice–Absolut on the rocks, dirty–without having to explain what “on the rocks” and “dirty” mean.
- Weed my garden, or what’s left of it after six weeks of practically no rain.
- Welcome dozens of friends to my house for what is sure to be the Best Thanksgiving Ever.
- Watch the Krewe du Vieux from my corner, drinking myself silly before, during, and after the parade.
- Dance cheek-to-cheek with my boyfriend every time the band plays “If Ever I Cease to Love” at the Society of St. Anne ball.
- Assemble a cast, write a play, and direct it at One Eyed Jacks.
- Ride a bike absolutely anywhere, terrifying pedestrians along the way.
- Play a couple of games of bumper pool at Mimi’s, then walk over to Big Daddy’s for the real thing.
- Linger over two-hour dinners at Crepe Nanou, Tommy’s, Commander’s Palace, Cafe Degas, and Feelings. One-hour dinners will suffice at Pho Tau Bay and Deanie’s (assuming it’s still standing). I’d like to include Sid-Mar’s on that list, but its future is in question right now.
- Head to La Peniche for a hideously high-cal, high-fat blue cheese burger, only to realize that it’s Wednesday and La Peniche is therefore closed.
- Fall asleep on my own bed, surrounded by dogs, with the boyfriend in the next room, playing the Fiery Furnaces just a little too loudly.
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I hope you get to your to-do list soon! :-) I keep pestering my cousin to let me come down and help him with his hosue in Lakeview. Maybe we’ll bump into each other! :-)
A.
p.s. I like you optimism!
deanies is alright, or so i’ve heard. i’ve dreamed about the crab quartet many times.
Man…
I can’t wait to have the windows open and listen to the folks leaving Parasol’s up the street. You get some great insights into The Human Condition.
…and there are so many folks who used to just walk by the house each afternoon. Will they all come back? How are they?
…stuff like that. Little stuff. Or it used to be little.
Godspeed in getting back. We’ll be back ourselves in a week or two.
…Craig
Hummm!! Absolute on the rocks.muddy with two olives please,(sort of a martini).sounds like my kinda posion
lol…it seems like every time I want La Peniche they’re closed too. I thought I was just weird that way.