The following weekend we drove up to Lake Texoma for a 4th of July party/Cross family reunion. Even though we had seen most of the family the previous weekend at the party this was a much more laid-back visit with fewer people. That gave us more time to talk to people and get caught up. Mike got to go fishing with his nephews and neice. Mike's uncle has a lake house and they purchased a lot of good fireworks to set off... the kind of that actually fly up and explode in the sky versus the little black cats or roman candles. It was nice to be able to sit out next to the Lake and watch all the fireworks. A photography blog I follow posted great tips for taking pictures of fireworks. Unfortunately I didn't see the tutorial until after the 4th of July. Oh well. I still got one decent shot.
After that Mike and I went to New Orleans for the weekend. It was an anniversary trip. Even though the weekend we got married was the best weekend for us that summer, it turns out to be a terrible time to take a vacation. Since Mike is in sales then the end of June is the end of the first half and there's always a lot of work he needs to do. So we always do something small the night of our anniversary but then save a trip or whatever we want to do for July. We had a great time in New Orleans. The pictures are up on facebook if you want to see them.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=103949&id=662435043&l=b83550e94c
We stayed at a great B&B. I think we probably found the best one in the city. If you ever plan to go let us know so we can give you the contact information. It's Five Continents Bed and Breakfast. And best of all, it actually turned out to be cheaper than staying in a hotel within walking distance of the French Quarter because we didn't have to pay $20 a day to park the car!
Here are the beautiful roses Mike bought me on our anniversary.
And here we are at dinner one night in New Orleans. We got dressed up and went out to a nice restaurant. It was a lot of fun. (And I got to wear a new dress).
