Maderville

The Big Easy--part two

Mike got up with Sister Rosalie and took her to 7:30am Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral on Friday. I have to give huge props to Mike for doing that because I was so tired from the night before that I just couldn't do it. I woke up to the melody of Mike snoring and I could NOT get back to sleep. I tried for over an hour and a half and bless his heart, he wasn't letting up. I ended up taking the main cover off of the bed and crawling on the bathroom floor...yes, the bathroom floor! I shut the door and went to sleep. When he left for Mass, I crawled back in the bed and I went into a coma! I slept so hard my head hurt when I got up. We got up and went to eat breakfast. We decided to leave the hotel and not eat the continental breakfast they were serving because it had too much sugar for Sister Rosalie. We went to a great little dive and had a big ole country breakfast. She ate 2 eggs and part of a biscuit and unfortunately, it didn't settle on her stomach too well. After we left breakfast we went to the Ursuline Convent. It was interesting but I don't think Sister Rosalie was that impressed. After that, we went to the French Market and my how it has changed. It was way too clean and lacked the character it once had. I miss the rows and rows of junk vendors and bargaining for the 'deal'. It even had some permanent stores going in. I guess you just have to see it now to understand. Sister Rosalie did find a silver necklace and crucifix that she wanted so I bought it for her. We then walked all the way to the Aquarium and IMAX theater. I haven't been to the Aquarium in years so it was nice to go again. When we saw the penguins Sister said 'Sometime people think the Dominican Sisters look like these.' I cracked up because she was right! They wear White mainly but they have a black habit(head piece). She didn't have it on but she did pose for a cute picture.

One of the funniest things I think I saw was Me, Mike and Sister Rosalie all wearing out 3D glasses at the IMAX theater. We watched a movie about dolphins and whales and it was pretty interesting. She has never seen a 3D movie before so it was quite an experience. We ended up grabbing lunch at a Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant and going to the market for vegetables for her. Okay, a first for me and for Mike was that we didn't eat ANY typical New Orleans food while were down there. I sooo wanted a po-boy....especially one from the Acme along with a dozen raw oysters! YUM!! We will have to go back just for the food!! Anyway, we had a great time and Landry was great for the Barnharts. We really appreciate them keeping her and we always know she is in great hands with them.