Louisiana so far

Well we made it!  We have been living in Southern Louisiana for about 6 weeks now.  So far, of the places I/we have lived, this is not our favorite.  I can't quite explain it, its just very different! It's fun that there are a lot of festivals and stuff, so that's nice.  I don't know what I am going to do when summer rolls around, because I am already complaining about humidity :-/

When we first got down here we stayed with Eric's friend Johnnie for a while. It was a fun time, and it was nice to have someone who was already familiar with the area to help get us acquainted.  But it was definitely nice when we finally got into a house of our own.  We ended up finding a cute little house in the River Ridge area that had a great yard for the doggies.

 So far, its been pretty good.  We're waiting on a few maintenance issues to get fixed which has been frustrating, but that will all resolve soon I hope!

We have been enjoying exploring the area, we love checking out all the different restaurants around our area!  Thanks to Yelp, we have found tons sooo close to us! 

We had a great time at Mardi Gras!!!  We went to a parade, and here I am trying to snap pictures of the floats.  I quickly learned that this isnt like the Rose Parade, there are no time for pictures because you must pay attention or you will get pelted with beads!!  we got SO many beads.  I got very excited about the huge pink ones :)  It was a lot of fun.

Eric is enjoying his job here.  I unfortunately have been having a hard time finding a job!  Most employers see the different locations on my resume and don't want to hire someone that will move in a year :-/  oh well!  I am babysitting a little boy at home for the time being, and we have a good time!  I do wish I could get a job so I could meet some friends....pretty lonely around here!  But, such is the life :) 

I am excited for my mom to come visit in a few weeks!  And we will also be travelling to Houston to see my sister.  Eric is planning a coyote hunting trip in Maine with the guys!  I am excited for him to have that experience and to be able to get away for a fun guys weekend!  I am a little nervous to be here all alone with the doggies haha.  If anyone wishes to visit the 3rd weekend in March ???  haha.

We also have a list of other things we hope to do while we are here and I am excited to start exploring those things.  Probably the one I look forward to the most is a Fan Boat tour to see some swamps and gators!!!  I can't wait.  I will update as we see/do cool new things :)  For now, I think I will make some lunch and then maybe go DRIVE THROUGH to get a daquiri haha :)