White Linen Night...

It seems the majority of our time thus far in Louisiana has been spent enjoying our house. Building various items, decorating, hosting people, and did I mention building items? I never realized I married such a talented carpenter, I have my own personal furniture maker. The point I am trying to make is that with all the things we have been doing around the house, we are also enjoying exploring the area, and experiencing what it is like to live in America again. We recently (when I say recently, I mean over two weeks ago, I really need to get better with blogging) attended White Linen Night in New Orleans. We were also planning to attend White Linen Nights in Covington last Saturday, but there was quite a bit of rain that evening, mixing Southern rainstorms and white clothing did not seem like an ideal combination.

White Linen Nights usually revolves around closing a street, particularly a street with art galleries, museums, or local shops. The galleries, etc. open for the evening, food and drinks are sold. Bands may play. People fill the street. White clothing is worn. I learned that White Linen Nights was established in the South because it was very common to wear white, linen clothing to stay cool in the heat of summer.

Considering the heat, we decided to purchase tickets for a private event at the Children's Museum in New Orleans. Ryan and I enjoyed dinner in the area, and then met up with a few friends at the event. I enjoyed everyone wearing white around the city. One thing that I really enjoy about New Orleans, and the surrounding area, is that people really like to have fun. Events are always taking place, and people are always participating.

We travelled from the Northshore (another thing I am learning about the area, people have a lot of pride in where they live) for an evening in New Orleans at the children's museum, letting the child in us have some fun for the night (while enjoying adult beverages).

I entertained myself during the 25 mile bridge crossing by taking pictures. 

But first, let me take a selfie. 

The views during the drive are spectacular (sarcasm), bridge, and water, that's all there is. 

Before dinner. 

Since I mentioned this at the beginning of the post, I promise to post pictures of all the items Ryan has been building. Our house is really coming together. We did receive our sea shipment last week, and of course, my OCD means everything was unpacked within 24 hours. Actually, it took about 36 hours, we had so many broken things, I had to keep pausing to take pictures of the damage, and make note of each broken item. I was pretty upset about the amount of damaged items.