40 is a Trip: February 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

New Recipe Sunday

Almost every Sunday, I try a new recipe. Some from Pinterest, some from Allrecipes.com. Some from an actual cookbook, gasp, shock, awe....... Wait, am I on the wrong blog? Nope. This week's recipe was a trial run for something I wanted to try for our trip. It has received 3 thumbs up. (Bob, Alex and myself) But, that's all I'm going to tell you now. You will have to wait for the trip to find out what it is. Good times. I'm such a tease!!! How many days?!?!?!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

snow, snow go away!

I give permission for anyone to slap me if I complain about the heat in Biloxi in 133 days!!

Sunday, February 16, 2014

La Belle Maison

Here are a couple of views of the La Belle Maison in New Orleans. This is a time share through the Wyndham properties.

The Building outside

Small pool but still a pool

A look at the partial kitchen.

Floor plan shows pool/atrium/laundry areas.

Unit Information

Unit Type	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	Studio Pres	1 BR Pres	2 BR Pres
Beds: K(king), Q(queen), D(double), T(twin), B(bunk beds), QS(queen sleeper sofa), DS(double sleeper sofa), QM(queen murphy bed), DM(double murphy bed). Special Features: FP(fireplace), L(loft), HT(outdoor hot tub), WF(Wi-Fi/wireless internet), BB(broadband connection), DU(dial-up connection).
Occupancy (Max./Priv.)	4/2	4/2	6/4	4/2	4/2	6/4
Kitchen	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial
Washer Dryer	No	No	No	No	No	No
Beds	Varies	K,QS	Varies	Q,QS	K,QS	Varies
Baths	1	1	2	1	1	2
Whirlpool Tub	No	No	No	Yes	Varies	Yes
Balcony/Deck	No	No	No	No	No	No
Special Features	WF	WF	WF	WF	WF	WF
Square Footage	460	744	960	480	744	970

The room we are in is called a 2 Bedroom Lock-off. It is a combination of a Studio and a 1 Bedroom. In my mind, that should mean we have 2 partial kitchens? And although some of the rooms do not have an outside wall with windows, we will have plenty of space with approx 1200 sq feet. That is comparable to the upstairs of our house which is 1234.

Location, Location, Location

A fun thing to do is put the hotel address into google maps and search nearby things such as gas stations, pizza places or bars. It will show the proximity to the hotel and your search. For instance, there are 2102 bars near the hotel. If you would like to play with it yourself, the hotel address is: 209 Magazine St, 70130. Enjoy!

Distances to some places of interest:

Harrah's Casino - .2 miles

Bourbon St - .3 miles

St. Louis Cemetery #1 - .6 miles

Lafayette Square - .2 miles

National WWII Museum - .6 miles

The Swamp - .7 miles (Where April will ride the mechanical Alligator!!!) Go April, Go!!!!

http://bourbon-swamp.com/

Friday, February 14, 2014

Ooh, ooh, ooh..... I found coupons!!

We all know how much I love coupons for Vegas. So imagine my excitement when I just found some for New Orleans..... for drinks. Yeah, Baby!!!!!

http://www.neworleanscoupons.com/

http://www.neworleansonline.com/assets/pdfs/coupons/coupons.pdf

http://www.ruebourbon.com/mangodaiquiris/coupons.html

Oh, there's other coupons in there, too. But, let's face it. We like drinks!!! And, no, I haven't printed them yet. I'll save that for a later date.

Memphis wanted to get into the game too, but they can't quite touch New Orleans!
http://www.memphistravel.com/special-offers

Biloxi said don't forget me!!
http://www.gulfcoast.org/coupons/

Can't wait to get closer to our departure to get these printed and organized.

One of the most exciting possible savings I've found was:

Free Walk-Up times for the Meditation Garden.
There is a special period of time for free admission walk-up visits to the Meditation Garden at Graceland, where the grave sites of Elvis and members of his family are located. Walk-up times are daily from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

I'll keep looking for some more deals. :)

Until next time, Happy Valentine's Day!

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Happy birthday, Amy!

Happy birthday to one of my bestest friends in the whole world! I love her so much that I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Mikki is 77 days older than her! Love you both!!!! Thanks for always being there for me! Smooches!!!!! I don't know where I'd be without you both!!!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

A tip I was given....

I heard recently that evenings don't even start in New Orleans until 11pm. The tip I was given was to nap late afternoon/early evening and go out til dawn. Sounds a bit like what we do in Vegas. :) Party On!!!!!!