Top 10 Tuesday: Fall Favorites!

In honor of Top 10 Tuesday and the first day of fall, here is my list of the top 10 things I love about fall:

1. school and community fairs


2. FOOTBALL!!!! Geaux Tigers and Saints!


3. the colors when the leaves change (of course that doesn't happen much here - makes me miss living further north - just a little!)


4. sleeping with the windows open - thanks to the cooler temps and lower humidity


5. oyster season!


6. wearing comfy sweatshirts and sweaters (not yet, though - its still hot today!)


7. preparing for Thanksgiving and Christmas


8. finding the perfect pumpkin


9. my baby boy's birthday!


10. finding the perfect Halloween costumes

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Top 10 Tuesday: Halloween Costumes!

I know its only mid-September, but my 4 year old is already making plans for his Halloween costume. Its the first year we've let him decide how he'll dress, mainly because we don't already have a hand-me-down costume in our arsenal that fits him! So, in honor of Top 10 Tuesday, here are the top 10 costumes that he wants:

1. Spider-man ("the good one, NOT the bad one," he says)


2. Wolverine (from X-Men)


3. A bulldozer


4. A crane "like at Pawpaw's work"


5. Batman


6. A pirate (Captain Jack Sparrow, of course!)


7. Buzz Lightyear


8. A monster


9. Iron Man


10. "The scary guy from Star Wars" (Darth Vader - I'm not sure how he knows him, since I'm fairly certain he's never seen the movies...)

The best part is that he wants to be ALL of these things, for THIS Halloween! The list gets longer each time a catalog arrives with costumes for sale...

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Top 10 Tuesday: Snoball Flavors!

After making last week's top 10 list, I got to thinking about snoballs. A real New Orleans treat, snoballs are made with the finest shaved ice and their frozen sweetness just melts in your mouth! Here are my top 10 snoball flavors (though they are subject to change with my mood!):

1. Blackberry with condensed milk
2. Wedding cake
3. Spearmint
4. Ice cream
5. Chocolate with condensed milk
6. Nectar cream
7. Orchid cream vanilla
8. Wild cherry
9. Coconut cream
10. Margarita

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Top 10 Tuesday

Check out Amanda's blog, Oh Amanda, for hers and other's Top 10 lists, but before you do that, check out mine!

Top 10 Reasons I love living in New Orleans:

1. 
   
   The food! I've lived other places, and had some good dishes elsewhere, but no other cuisine compares to the flavors you can find in our food!


2. 
   
   No snow. Like I said, I've lived other places (namely Delaware, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia) and they've ALL had snowy winters. I've had my share and I'm done - y'all can keep it!


3. 
   
   Mardi Gras. I've done the over-the-top drink-all-day-and-all-night Mardi Gras, but now that I have kids, its changed - for the better! I absolutely LOVE watching my sons at the parades, sitting in their ladder seat, giddy with anticipation for the next float to come by and beam them with scores of plastic beads. Can't forget the yummy king cakes, either.


4. 
   
   Jazz Fest. If you've never heard of or been to Jazz Fest, you must check it out! It's the last weekend in April and first weekend in May every year. There are HUNDREDS of musical acts, tons of arts and crafts for sale, and you can eat yourself silly through the grounds.


5. 
   
   Snoballs. Real New Orleans snoballs. Not "snow cones" or "ices". A real snoball has the finest, fluffiest ice that I've yet to find anywhere else.


6. 
   
   The architecture. I love driving through some of the local neighborhoods to gaze at the intricate details found on so many homes, and to imagine what many of them were like in their prime. And where else will you find the crazy colors you find on some of these "painted ladies"???


7. 
   
   Magnolia trees. In May and June when the magnolias bloom, I just can't get enough of their scent wafting through the (humid and sticky) air.


8. 
   
   Crawfish boils. It's hard to beat a spring afternoon with a sack of crawfish and veggies boiling in the backyard. Mmmmm... boiled mushrooms and artichokes... can't wait for spring to come back around!


9. 
   
   Parades for anything and everything! If there's something to celebrate, there's probably going to be a parade: Twelfth Night, carnival, Mardi Gras day, St. Joseph's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Labor Day, Halloween... you name it, you can probably find a local parade - with elaborate floats and throws! (Hey! It's Tuesday. How about we parade?")


10. 
    
    Je ne sais quoi - there's just something about New Orleans that captivates you and makes you keep coming back. Come visit and see for yourself!