Not really Normal but......

Things are thankfully returning to normal, well I wouldn't say normal but I guess more regular. New Orleans could never be called normal. I have grown to love NOLA and the people here even though there are obviously disadvantages of living here. The most important being we are below sea level, outrageous cost of living, and obviously a hurricane bullseye. Some people think New Orleanians are crazy for staying but I guess you wouldn't understand until you have lived here and experienced it yourself. There is just something about the culture, heritage, and ambiance that surrounds you. Ryan and I can be totally satisfied some days by just riding through the French Quarter and people watching on a Sunday or taking a ride along St. Charles Ave and looking at all the big houses and dream of living in them someday, and of course the food here is like no other city I have been in. So maybe that will give you a little idea of what it is like. You should come for a weekend and experience it yourself.
The city has been dead for days but now people are returning, businesses are reopening, and NOLA is once again coming back to life. Fortunately we never lost power but there are many who still are without power. Ryan's parents have stayed the past two nights with us, but there power is back on and they returned home today. Zoe got so much extra attention while they were here I think she really misses them. I have been like a real house wife the last two days. I have cooked the last two nights meals for the family who in fact said they were delicious. Ryan is back to work tonight and I return tomorrow night so then we will be back to the night owls again after being day people for the past six days we have been off.
Hope you all have a great weekend!!