Mentioning James Carville in the Mother's Day post reminded me that I did have a picture of him! He spoke at the Gauthier lecture series at Tulane Law School a couple of months ago and posed for picture with my family and I.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Guess who we saw!!
I really am trying to keep up with my blogs... and I just downloaded a bunch of iphone pics so I could blog about some highlights. I even started a Jazz Fest Blog... hopefully, coming soon!
Since this blog won't have any pics, it's a lot faster.
I started a tradition when Maddie was born and we spend Mother's Day at Commander's in the Garden room: my mom, my sister, her son, her husband, my husband, Maddie & me. This year was no different, except that we weren't seated at a window table, which surprised us, snobs that we are! We soon found out why. A few minutes after we were seated, the corner table was taken and I looked up to see Sandra Bullock and her new baby just a table away! They were joined by three other people, and since I was seated facing them, I watched her enjoy her baby and her first Mother's Day for nearly three hours! (Okay, I also spent a lot of time watching Maddie, who is the beautiful and perfect child ever.) I was so entralled by her that I barely noticed James Carville, Mary Matalin or Bob Breck seated at tables next to us...! Kevin later explained that he told the restaurant I was a celebrity mom so we needed to be seated in the VIP section. Must have worked!
Sorry, we did not take any pics. We thought she deserved some privacy and respect after the difficult few months and sneaking an iphone pic just seemed wrong. (I''ll probably regret it and, of course, I couldn't resist sharing the news! The friends with her, however, did a lot of iphone photos of the baby... just like we all do!)
We did wish her a Happy Mother's Day, and she did the same. Wow - Sandra Bullock told me to have a happy Mother's Day!
We were thrilled that although she could have chosen any place in the world to celebrate her first mother's day, she chose an iconic New Orleans restaurant. Welcome to New Orleans!
Since this blog won't have any pics, it's a lot faster.
I started a tradition when Maddie was born and we spend Mother's Day at Commander's in the Garden room: my mom, my sister, her son, her husband, my husband, Maddie & me. This year was no different, except that we weren't seated at a window table, which surprised us, snobs that we are! We soon found out why. A few minutes after we were seated, the corner table was taken and I looked up to see Sandra Bullock and her new baby just a table away! They were joined by three other people, and since I was seated facing them, I watched her enjoy her baby and her first Mother's Day for nearly three hours! (Okay, I also spent a lot of time watching Maddie, who is the beautiful and perfect child ever.) I was so entralled by her that I barely noticed James Carville, Mary Matalin or Bob Breck seated at tables next to us...! Kevin later explained that he told the restaurant I was a celebrity mom so we needed to be seated in the VIP section. Must have worked!
Sorry, we did not take any pics. We thought she deserved some privacy and respect after the difficult few months and sneaking an iphone pic just seemed wrong. (I''ll probably regret it and, of course, I couldn't resist sharing the news! The friends with her, however, did a lot of iphone photos of the baby... just like we all do!)
We did wish her a Happy Mother's Day, and she did the same. Wow - Sandra Bullock told me to have a happy Mother's Day!
We were thrilled that although she could have chosen any place in the world to celebrate her first mother's day, she chose an iconic New Orleans restaurant. Welcome to New Orleans!
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Best Fest moments, 2010
Watching Kevin & Maddie circle the Acura field lake, while listening to Lionel Ritchie.
The stangers who held open doors, entertained Maddie or lifted the stroller over bumps... especially one guy who barely broke his stride as he bent down and lifted the stroller onto the sidewalk.
get excited at the Jazz & Heritage stage, knowing she might see Indians
(by week two, she could identify their music from all the over the fair grounds)
The stangers who held open doors, entertained Maddie or lifted the stroller over bumps... especially one guy who barely broke his stride as he bent down and lifted the stroller onto the sidewalk.
Seeing Amanda Shaw, who only seems to get better and better (and then be followed by Steve Martin)
Hearing the most amazing Little Drummer - ever - in the kids tent.
And, of course, watching Maddie...
second line the first weekend without any prompting
(by week two, the crowds made her shy, but she did know which songs were second lines and which weren't)
get excited at the Jazz & Heritage stage, knowing she might see Indians
(by week two, she could identify their music from all the over the fair grounds)
puddle jump, stomp and dance around in fairy boots and then, ladybug boots (a lot of rain this year!)
dance to the Imagination Movers (she's got "turn around, run in place" down pat!), twist to the Dixie Cups & Frankie Ford, groove to the Preservation Hallsters and the Neville Brothers, shake to Tab Benoit, wiggle to the sounds of the Mardi Gras Indians and the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and show her different moves at every Jazz Fest stage
get up close to the musicians
hit the dance floor at Economy Hall and dance with anyone who volunteered
blow bubbles outside the Gospel Tent while listening to Aaron Neville sing "I want to be in that number" and "Amazing Grace"; and then blow bubbles to the sounds of BB King.
lie on our picnic mat and watch the clouds while listening to Simon & Garfunkel (we took the picture ourselves so it is upside down!)
twirl around the field while listening to Pete Fountain
play her saxaphone in the Gospel Tent and then take a bow, which turned into a tumbleset... right in the middle of the Gospel Tent
eat dark chocolate covered strawberries (and poulet on a stick, coucous, crawfish bread... just the bread!, strawberry shortcake and the ring pops from the "bathroom lady")
pull out the mat so she could picnic at the Fest
share her beads and balls
make friends with kids from all around the country
and get her own chair off stroller (and then back on) whenever she wanted to take a break (and when she wanted to sit next to another little girl with her own chair and umbrella)
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