Mother/Daughter Cruise: New Orleans

I was beyond blessed last week to take my mom on a cruise, just the two of us! It was a once in a lifetime trip! After her husband passed away last year, I really wanted to do something special for her after the holidays because I knew they would be hard. I am so lucky to have a husband that was completely on board with it.

I flew out of Amarillo on Friday to meet my mom in New Orleans.

saying good-bye to my sweet mamma's boy

I knew New Orleans would be wonderful when this was the first thing I saw when I got off my flight.

My mom drove down and picked me up from the airport, we spent Friday evening checking into our hotel and eating a yummy dinner in The French Quarter. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. was so good and a really neat place!

 We woke up early Saturday morning and our first stop was the famous Cafe Du Monde! The beignets were wonderful!

                                   We then walked down to the water to check out the view.

I was able to tour the beautiful St Louis Cathedral, it was so breathtaking.

Jackson Square is a cool place to walk around and take in the sights.

picture perfect, postcard view

We did some shopping in the French Market and walked up and down the streets and went into little stores.

New Orleans is a beautiful magical place!

 All around New Orleans are street musicians, magic shows and this guy who I thought was a statue until he reached out and grabbed the lady in front of us.

                                               

We were hungry from all the shopping so we stopped at this yummy eatery and had the best omelet ever!

 It rained all Friday night so Saturday morning was a bit overcast and wet but by mid-day the sun came up to make a beautiful day.

 It was a great morning in The Big Easy but by lunch time it was time to head to our cruise ship!