We made the easy drive from The Grand to New Orleans, arriving just in time for lunch and a packed day! Alabama to Louisiana Road Trip Mother’s Restaurant We didn’t have a real plan for lunch, so when we arrived with plenty of time and saw Mother’s almost across the street from our hotel, Honey… Read More
For the second leg of the trip, we spent two night at The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama. Alabama to Louisiana Road Trip The Grand Hotel I’ve heard about The Grand Hotel multiple times over the years, and was excited to be able to add a stay to our itinerary. The resort opened in… Read More
After a delicious breakfast at Homewood Bagel Co in Mountain Brook, we were on the road again! This was a very special day of our trip and one I’ve been looking forward to since December 12, 2008 – the day Whit was born! Alabama to Louisiana Road Trip Gaineswood Plantation When we found out I… Read More
We broke the boys out of school a couple of hours early to somewhat beat the Friday / holiday weekend rush out of Atlanta. The first stop on our Alabama to New Orleans road trip was Valentine’s Day at the Grand Bohemian in the Mountain Brook area of Birmingham. Alabama to Louisiana Road Trip Grand… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day! Somehow January felt like it had 687 days, and then poof – half of February was gone in a flash. We are doing a little road trip through Alabama to land in New Orleans, so Honey and I did a quick gift exchange this morning. I was so excited to surprise him… Read More
We have had the strangest weather this year – from 70s to snow to rain and back again. But, let’s be clear, I’ll never complain about 70 no matter what time of year! I share a version of these every year and this one is pretty much a carbon copy of the last! (just look… Read More
I recently read The Other Woman by Sandie Jones. I didn’t read the back of the book and went into this one blind. In the end, that worked in my favor because I had no idea what was happening for a good ways into the book. When I figured it out I thought WOW! This… Read More