I can’t believe I have truly bitten my blogging tongue so much on the oil disaster. It is day 63 and I finally am writing a blog post. Basically, I have been micro-blogging about it on Twitter and Facebook a bunch, but never took the time to truly gather my thoughts for a post. I …
The Windsor Court Hotel had a nomination open for the top 140 New Orleans characters (get it…140 characters….that is the max that are allowed in a Tweet on Twitter). Anyhoo, I was watching and voting as I saw some names of my friend and people I admire get listed. I was excited to recognize so …
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Congratulations to my Yatmedia business partner, Ed Branley, for successfully publishing his second book! The book, Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, is my second book in Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series. It’s a history of the role and influence of the Brothers on the city, through their three schools, St. Aloysius, …
*** Hubby’s birthday was last week and for a surprise, I catered lunch of Corky’s BBQ to his office of 100. Everything was awesome and this vegetarian heard from EVERYONE that the food was absolutely out of this world! Seems hubby’s office is full of a few blabbbermouths as he knew something was up. Mainly …
“The Grill Room exceeded my expectations of a modern 4 star dining experience while simultaneously transporting me back in time to my vision of New Orleans dining of old.” ~Greta Perry~ @WindsorCourt @WCTheGrill Room The Grill Room on Facebook 300 Gravier Street New Orleans. Complimentary Valet parking. The Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans is …
This weekend I checked one more thing off my bucket list, dining at Antoine’s Restaurant. We had 8:00 reservations for our party of 8 in the Large Annex Room located next to the Hermes Bar (we could hear the music but it was not too loud). Yours truly had an autographed picture of Delta Burke …
Big kudos to my hubby for planning an amazing night in the French Quarter for my birthday. He took care of ALL the details and did a spectacular job. We live about 40 minutes away from New Orleans and the French Quarter is now one my favorite non-beach destinations in the world. Never have I …
“The Pacific transports you back in time to a war none of us can imagine. It also gives it a personal feeling with superb character development. If you do not have an appreciation for the Greatest Generation yet, this will seal the deal.” ~Greta “Hooah Wife” Perry~ Update: This series begins March 14th on HBO. …
“Despite author Ethan Brown’s political views interjected intermittently, Shake the Devil Off was an excellent read. Army life, war, PTSD, veterans issue, military suicides, New Orleans crime rates and culture were all captured and portrayed both fairly and accurately. Ethan handled the gruesome murder/suicide that lead him to write this book with the utmost respect. …
In my wildest 20 something and 30 something dreams, having a radio show was nothing that ever crossed my mind. Taking the airwaves at 40, with no radio experience seemed the impossible when I decided to do it. But, it happened and it was a blast! There were several people along the way who were …
My pal TSO sent me this video this morning (not completely safe for work). I was thinking that this guy is way to good just to be just on You Tube and then he sent me another link and this guy has gone big time. Not only is the video freaking funny, but the guy …
We had an afternoon/evening family adventure with 800,000 of our closest friends (estimated amount in attendance today). The kids got out of school 2 hours early and we actually waited to get on the Causeway with all the fans. I decided to go the reverse route and though I moved slowly through the quarter, did …
Three years ago this past January, we decided to make a suburb that separates itself from the city of New Orleans by a 24 mile bridge, our home. We immediately fell in love with our forever home and yours truly started this blog (Hooah Wife is my other). Because of my positive energy and ability …
The New Orleans Saints Super bowl Drinking Game 1. Every time they mention hurricane Katrina, drink 1 2. If they show pictures of the City of New Orleans right after Katrina, drink 1 3. Every time they say how much the Saints mean to the City of New Orleans, drink 1 4. Every time the …