China vs. Louisiana.

I'm home! And so is my China-travelin' husband! After traveling 23 hours, he had to drive home from the Atlanta airport. Poor thing. (I'm trying to type with the new cloisonne' bangles he bought me. Not easy).

I can't wait till he tells me all about his trip at dinner tonight. In the meantime, I'll tell you all about mine.

Basically, the highlight of my trip was eating at all my favorites spots in La: Ruffino's, Izzo's, Chelsea's, La Madeline, Cane's and then some. Oh, and I haven't had a piece of fruit in a week.

Here are some pictures from my trip eating and otherwise:

Dad and the girls at Ruffino's. 

While antiquing, I found the Mammy cookie jar I've been looking for! For a long time now, I've wanted this exact one, but for some reason, I passed her up. She was too expensive. 

White Linen night in Nola. 

The Carousel Bar in Nola. 

Also, during my trip, I lost my sister's cat, Fluffly. I was so scared that I lost her precious cat! She called me every day to see if Fluffly came home. Every day I answered, "No." My sister, Adrienne, told me about Fluffly's HIV positive disease. Umm what?!? I think that was my response, along with, "Cat's have AIDS?! What the hell?" She said it wasn't like the human kind. Right as I was locking up to leave, Fluffly, with it's HIV, came back! Great. 

It was such a nice trip meeting up with people that mean the most to me, and of course, eating and shopping at my old favs. I love Louisiana. 

Andrew's China recap is gonna blow mine outta the water. But my La. days have more charm. I know that.