Goodbye Louisiana

So I know this is a late post since we said goodbye last Friday and I've been in Denver for almost a full week now but I've had very little internet access or time to find internet access since then. One of the joys of moving! We packed up and moved though and it's bittersweet for me. I am happy to leave some things....crazy humidity, hurricanes, Saints fans, words ending in -eaux.... but there's so much about this place that I'm truly going to miss!!

First on the list is the food. I've heard that Denver has great places to eat which is true for any big city so I know that I will find places love but right now I already miss Bistro Byronz. Josh and I went to eat lunch yesterday and I could either have my fish grilled or Cajun style and I ordered grilled because I didn't want to be disappointed if they didn't do Cajun style right. 

 Here are the infamous Blue Cheese Chips from Bistro Byronz. Yes I took a picture because they are that good.

 I will miss the festivals especially Spanish Town Mardi Gras. I experienced it for six years and two of those years were in the pouring rain so I will also have fond memories. I also loved the St. Patrick's Day parade every year in the Garden District. I know that the following pictures are old but they are some of my favorites from my time in Louisiana!!

This was the 2010 St. Patrick's Day parade with Jess!!

                                 

The Pennington Balloon festival in 2010. This was before they cancelled it. :(

One of the smallest day time Baton Rouge parades with friends in 2011

                                 

2014 Spanish Town Mardi Gras

I will also miss my proximity to the Mississippi River. It's such a huge landmark in the US and it's cool to live so close to it that you can go for runs along the levee. Denver has cool mountains but it doesn't have Old Man River, the Mighty Miss, Miss-issip (Can you name that movie reference?)

 It was also cool to see it rise as high as it did in 2011. This was before they shut down the levee. 

I'll always love my time in Louisiana!! It's where I fell in love with teaching and decided to work in education, met wonderful lifetime friends and met and married Josh. Not too shabby....can't wait to see if Colorado can live up to that!!