It was my first time in the Big Easy, and it was a weekend to remember. We spent two nights in New Orleans celebrating the soon-to-be bride, Kristin von Lunz! We couldn't have picked a better city for a bachelorette party. Not only is there SO much to do and SO much to eat and drink, there were
tons of other bachelor and bachelorette parties in town. We were in very good company. We drove from Houston to New Orleans on Friday... it was a long drive, but I couldn't have picked a better
group of girls to ride with. Kristen and VL (bachelorette) held down the front while Monica, Sara, and I got quite cozy in the backseat. We jammed out to the classics - and by classics, I am obviously referring to Jay-Z, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, and the Lonely Island's "I'm On a Boat". After seven hours on the road, we arrived in New Orleans, darted to the free happy hour at our Embassy Suites, and got ready to hit the town. We started off at the Acme Oyster House, where we enjoyed a true Nawlins-style dinner. I had the most delicious jambal
aya dish in the world. You know it's good when I take a picture of it. We headed out to Bourbon Street and it was bumpin'. I can't even imagine what it would be like during Mardi Gras. Live music, bright lights, tons of people, lots of action. We made our way to a few bars, including Pat O'Briens which had a great outdoor sitting area. We made friends with the bachelor party at the table beside us and soon had them playing "Cheers Governor", which was slightly difficult for a group of boys that had been drinking for 8 hours, but it was entertaining to say the least. VL was quite famous and had her picture taken with
many bachelors. We had a good time on Bourbon Street, but since we knew we'd be back the next night we decided we'd head back to the area around our hotel to close out the night. Smartest choice ever considering we stumbled across the most incredible bar right across the street from the Embassy Suites. It was called "Red Republic" and it was packed. The best part of the bar was the HUGE stage, with the DJ in his booth and space for all of us girls to dance. And by dance, I mean take over the entire stage and pull out every dance move in the book. We danced for
hours, and finally headed back to the hotel around 3 am. I don't think bars close in New Orleans. I think Monica and I were actually disappointed that the hotel bar wasn't still in action - looking back now, thank goodness it wasn't. But it was a glorious night and I had
such a blast with the girls. We fell asleep soon after returning to the room, and were looking forward to a full day in NOLA and our big bachelorette night for VL!
It was my first time in the Big Easy, and it was a weekend to remember. We spent two nights in New Orleans celebrating the soon-to-be bride, Kristin von Lunz! We couldn't have picked a better city for a bachelorette party. Not only is there SO much to do and SO much to eat and drink, there were tons of other bachelor and bachelorette parties in town. We were in very good company. We drove from Houston to New Orleans on Friday... it was a long drive, but I couldn't have picked a better 
group of girls to ride with. Kristen and VL (bachelorette) held down the front while Monica, Sara, and I got quite cozy in the backseat. We jammed out to the classics - and by classics, I am obviously referring to Jay-Z, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, and the Lonely Island's "I'm On a Boat". After seven hours on the road, we arrived in New Orleans, darted to the free happy hour at our Embassy Suites, and got ready to hit the town. We started off at the Acme Oyster House, where we enjoyed a true Nawlins-style dinner. I had the most delicious jambal
aya dish in the world. You know it's good when I take a picture of it. We headed out to Bourbon Street and it was bumpin'. I can't even imagine what it would be like during Mardi Gras. Live music, bright lights, tons of people, lots of action. We made our way to a few bars, including Pat O'Briens which had a great outdoor sitting area. We made friends with the bachelor party at the table beside us and soon had them playing "Cheers Governor", which was slightly difficult for a group of boys that had been drinking for 8 hours, but it was entertaining to say the least. VL was quite famous and had her picture taken with many bachelors. We had a good time on Bourbon Street, but since we knew we'd be back the next night we decided we'd head back to the area around our hotel to close out the night. Smartest choice ever considering we stumbled across the most incredible bar right across the street from the Embassy Suites. It was called "Red Republic" and it was packed. The best part of the bar was the HUGE stage, with the DJ in his booth and space for all of us girls to dance. And by dance, I mean take over the entire stage and pull out every dance move in the book. We danced for hours, and finally headed back to the hotel around 3 am. I don't think bars close in New Orleans. I think Monica and I were actually disappointed that the hotel bar wasn't still in action - looking back now, thank goodness it wasn't. But it was a glorious night and I had such a blast with the girls. We fell asleep soon after returning to the room, and were looking forward to a full day in NOLA and our big bachelorette night for VL!
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