New Orleans

My Mother in Law was asked to judge Louisiana Farm Bureau's Miss Farm Bureau Contest. Since she did not know if she would still be taking care of her mother I went in her place. I have never judged a beauty contest, but I never pass up the opportunity to go to New Orleans!

So Patrick and I left on Wednesday to stay with our friends Brad & Amanda. They live in South Mississippi so we try to visit whenever we can. We always have a great visit, and no matter how long it has been we always pick up right where we left off!

Thursday we got up and made our way to New Orleans. We checked in and then went walking around.


Patrick loves it when I take his picture.. not. Oh well he should be use to it now.

Even though I lived in New Orleans when I was younger I never get tired of going back to visit. I absolutely love all the beautiful architecture in New Orleans! Shooting in manual is still a very long work in progress for me, but I am enjoying the learning process.






I probably could have taken so much more pictures, but the heat and hunger won. We wanted to eat at The Gumbo Shop. My friend Stacy had taken us there before, and we both loved it. But the line was long so we wandered around and finally picked Pierre Maspero's. It was pretty good.

The next morning my judging duties started early. We spent about 5 hours interviewing all the girls. A big part of the Miss Farm Bureau contest is the contestant's knowledge of the Farm Bureau organization. We had 28 contestant's to interview, and they were all very impressive young ladies.

We had the night free so Brad & Amanda came to visit us. We went to Drago's to have some yummy charbroiled oyster's. We spent the rest of the night walking around and talking about old times.



The next morning I attended the ladies brunch. The contestant's had a fashion show, and we got to hear from the current queen about her year. That night was the contest. The girls were all beautiful in their gowns. We picked the top ten, and then they had to answer a question. Then we had the hard job of picking who would represent Miss Louisiana Farm Bureau for 2011-2012. I think we picked a beautiful young lady who no doubt will not only do an excellent job of representing LA Farm Bureau but agriculture as a whole. It was a very hard thing to do. All the girls were so sweet, and so very smart. My faith has been restored in the youth of our country.


Sunday we got up and had a wonderful Jazz Brunch at the Palace Cafe. Then we set on a adventure to find Plum Street Snowballs. We had seen them on the Food Network, and knew we needed to try them out. They for sure did not disappoint us! Overall it was a great weekend that Patrick and I got to spend together!