Drinking couch to 5k

I.e.  The prep for April to get ready to drink in New Orleans!  :)

Mikki and I are in the Cities and decided, while drinking, to develop a plan for April so she won't be sleeping by 4:14 on any given day.

With 6 weeks to go, here is the plan......

Week one - (drinks should be 16-22 oz)
Day 1 (Mon 5/19) - 1 drink
Day 2 - rest day
Day 3 - 1 drink
Day 4 - rest day
Day 5 - 1 drink
Day 6 - rest day
Day 7 - 1 drink

Week two - (drinks should be in the form of a yard)
Day 1 (Mon 5/26) - 1 drink
Day 2 - rest day
Day 3 - 1 drink
Day 4 - 1 drink
Day 5 - rest day
Day 6 - 1 drink
Day 7 - 1 drink

Week three - (drinks should be 16-22 oz, shots should be butter shots)
Day 1 (Mon  6/2) - rest day
Day 2 - 1 drink
Day 3 - 1 drink
Day 4 - 1 drink, 1 shot
Day 5 - rest day
Day 6 - 1 drink, 1 shot
Day 7 - 1 drink, 1 shot

Week four - (drinks should be yard size, shots should be cake vodka)
Day 1 (Mon 6/9) - 1 drink
Day 2 - 1 drink, 1 shot
Day 3 - rest day
Day 4 - 2 drinks
Day 5 - 2 drinks, 1 shot
Day 6 - 2 drinks, 1 shot
Day 7 - 2 drinks

Week five - (drinks should be yard size, shots should be Jager)
Day 1 (Mon 6/16) - rest day
Day 2 - 2 drinks, 2 shots
Day 3- 3 drinks, 2 shots
Day 4 - 3 drinks, 1 shot
Day 5 - 3 drinks
Day 6 - rest day
Day 7 - 4 drinks, 2 shots

Week six - (drinks should be in the form of pitchers, shots can be any of the 4 wise men)
Day 1 (Mon 6/23) - 4 drinks, 2 shots
Day 2 - 5 drinks
Day 3 - 5 drinks
Day 4 - 5 drinks, 2 shots
Day 5 - rest day

Your training is now complete and you are ready to participate in drinking in New Orleans, Memphis and Biloxi!  Congratulations!!!
Mikki says she should do the same program but she's not doing Jager or cake vodka!

New Orleans Transportation

Jazzy Pass - Sold in 1, 3 or 31 day unlimited use.  Passes can be used on the city bus or the street cars.  1 day passes are sold for $3, 3 day are sold for $9.  The RTA "transit day" ends at 4am.  Jazzy Passes are activated the first time you use them and can be at anytime of the day, but all will expire at 4am.  A one-way fare on either the city bus or street car is $1.25.

Jazzy Pass Vendor Locations

Text the stop ID to 27299 to find out when the next vehicle is scheduled to arrive.

http://www.norta.com/Maps-Schedules.aspx

 

http://www.exploreneworleans.info/html/streetcars.php - Lots of good info in here.  I found myself wanting to copy and paste the whole page so here's the link instead.

Algiers Ferry - Travels from Algiers Point to Canal St for $2.  Ferries run every 30 minutes from either side and from 7:15-6:45 Monday-Thursday and 10:45-6:15 Sunday.  Reviews state impressive views of the city from the ferry and Algiers Point.  Algiers is home to the Jazz Walk of Fame.

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

No, not another post about food....
Biloxi has 12 casinos with several of them being on the same road as our hotel.

Beau Rivage - http://www.beaurivage.com/
875 Beach Blvd - 3.5 miles from our hotel
Casino highlights:
MGM property - bring your M Life card if you have one
2100 gaming machines
$.01 - $100
With all of Mikki's overtime, she'll wave at us from the high roller area.

Golden Nugget Biloxi - http://www.goldennugget.com/Biloxi/
151 Beach Blvd - 5.4 miles from our hotel
Casino Highlights:
Tied to Golden Nugget LV - Bring your card if you have one.
Expanding gaming area May 1st to 1200 machines

Grand Casino Biloxi - http://www.grandcasinobiloxi.com/

280 Beach Blvd - 5.3 miles from our hotel

Casino Highlights:

Harrah's property - Bring you Total Rewards card (you'll need it in NOLA, too!)

800 machines on the casino floor

Treasure Bay Casino - http://www.treasurebay.com/

1980 Beach Blvd - .3 miles from our hotel

Casino Highlights:

800 slot/poker machines

$.01 - $100

The Beachcomber and Casino Hopper give us a nice option for transportation if we don't want to drive the short distances.  

Not to be left out, New Orleans does have a casino of it's own.

Harrah's New Orleans - http://www.harrahsneworleans.com/

Casino Highlights:

515 Gavier St, 70130 - .3 miles from the timeshare

3800 gaming machines including 600 new options.

As it is now May 1st, we can officially say, we will be in New Orleans next month.  Although still 57 days away, it at least sounds closer.  Also, I have only a couple more blog topics in mind so if any one has any requests please let me know.  :)

Survey Says.....

In a survey of 6 people.  The top 2-4 answers are on the board....

My favorite Drink is:
Soda
Water
Coffee

My favorite Fruit is:
Grapes
Raspberries
Watermelon

My favorite Sandwiches are:
Ham
Peanut Butter
tie-
Turkey
Tuna
(creativity points to Pastrami and Olive Loaf)

My favorite Bread:
White
Wheat
(Shout outs to Cinnamon and French Baguette) lol

On my Samwiches I like:
Mayo/Miracle Whip
Mustard
Butter

My favorite Chips are:
(three way tie)
Plain
Sour Cream & Onion
Doritos
(Cheese, Sun Chips and Cheetos all followed with 2 votes)

My favorite Cookies are:
Chocolate Chip
Peanut Butter

My favorite Lunch Desserts are:
Pudding
Cookies
(Special mention goes to Bobber's Cheese Cake and Ice Cream suggestions)

My favorite Road Trip Snacks are:
Chips
Crackers
Granola Bars
Triscuit & Squeeze Cheese

Here's what we could be playing on the road (in addition to some unmentioned ideas):
Lawn Jarts, Bocce Ball, Croquet, License plate bingo (not sure if those were supposed to be two or not), BINGO!, Alphabet Game, 20 Questions.
I don't want to be driving if the first 3 games are being played.

Homework results - Links for all

Since I didn't have a chance to print everything.  Here are all the awesome ideas that were sent.  You all blew me away with the these.  I love that variety that comes from a group like ours.  It should make for seeing some interesting things!  :)

Things to do from Amy & Blake:
1.  New Orleans Zephyrs Baseball game
http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t588&m=7&y=2014
2.  St. Charles streetcar line ride
http://www.norta.com/Maps-Schedules/System-Map/Line.aspx?ID=12
3.  Audubon Aquarium.  Not the insectarium one. Ick.
http://www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/aquarium
4.  WWII National Museum.  This is actually number one.
http://nationalww2museum.org/
5.  Oak Alley Plantation
http://www.oakalleyplantation.com/
6.  Someplace to listen to Zydeco music

Restaurants:

1.  Anything that serves cajun or creole food

2.  Seafood

3.  801 Royal

http://801royal.com/

From April:

Turning in my homework early, please be sure to let Ms. Lund know, I will need the extra credit 'cause I am bound to lose participation points.

Activities in NOLA:

1.  Haunted cemetery/Building/Neighborhood

http://www.hauntedneworleanstours.com/toptenhaunted/toptenhauntedNewOrleanslocations/

2.  Street Car Tour or just exploring the districts (to see the city/neighborhoods)

3.  Fair Grounds

http://www.fairgroundsracecourse.com/

Eats in NOLA:

1.  Mothers

http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/

2.  Joey K's

http://www.joeyksrestaurant.com/

3.  Creole Creamery

http://www.creolecreamery.com/

Extra Credit Drink Destinations:

1.  The Swamp (I will tame that Cocodrie, Cher) (bonus extra credit for this!!!!!)

http://bourbon-swamp.com/

2.  Pat O'Briens (Fire?)

http://www.patobriens.com/patobriens/

3.  Tropical Isle (Gernade)

http://tropicalisle.com/

From Mikki:

1. Coop's Place for Jambalaya

http://www.coopsplace.net/menu/index.html

2.  Frenchman Street

http://frenchmenstreetlive.com/about/

From Jen:

Restaurants:

1.  Daisy Dukes

http://www.daisydukesrestaurant.com/

2.  Oceania

http://www.oceanagrill.com/

3.  Harrah's Buffet  (can't really not have one buffet on the list.  :) )

http://www.harrahsneworleans.com/restaurants/the-buffet-at-harrahs.html#.U0q40vldVi4

Activities:

1.  Garden District Tour

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-orleans/717266

http://www.scsh.com/pdfs/Garden-Dist-tour-2.pdf

2.  Swamp Tour

http://www.cajunencounters.com/swamp_tour.html

3.  New Orleans North shore

http://www.fontainebleaustatepark.com/index.htm

From Bob:
Eat or be eaten:
1.  Bubba Gumps
http://www.bubbagump.com/
2.  Pat O'Briens
http://www.patobriens.com/patobriens/

Do or be done:
1.  WWII National Museum
http://nationalww2museum.org/

Mikki is 137 days older than me!!

I guess that says it all!  Oh, and only 79 days til vacation!!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

And since I am doing a business blitz today for work, I'll hopefully have a picture of that later.  Stay tuned!  Ha ha

New Orleans to English Translation

From the DK Eyewitness Travel book "New Orleans

Words and Phrases

au dit - (oh dee) ditto or "the same"
banquette - (ban-ket) sidewalk
bateau - boat
bayou - a waterway or creek
beorf - (berf) cow, meat or steak
brule - (bru-lay) burned toast
cabinette - outhouse
cocodrie - alligator
cher - widespread term of endearment in Cajun French
cold drink - soda with ice
dressin' room - polite term for the bathroom
fais-do-do - (fay-doh-doh) Literally "go to sleep"; Cajun term for a community dance where parents bring their children who often fall asleep to the music
gallery - balcony or porch
gris-gris - (gree-gree) voodoo charm
lagniappe - (lan-yap) "something extra" at no cost
neutral ground - median of a large avenue or street
ouaouaron - (wah-wah-rohn) bullfrog
parish - civil and political division on Louisiana (like a county)
ward - political division of New Orleans
where y'at - how are you?

http://goneworleans.about.com/od/nightlife/a/nospeak.htm

And, yes.... There may be a test!  lololol