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My adventures in sewing, Part 2

Here I am again, I can't believe I am posting 2 weeks in a row. (Ashlee will be proud)

Well week 2 went really well and I'm so excited for week 3 to start tonight. After getting my pattern, fabric, and all my notions (thread, elastic, ribbon) I was ready to get going on making my very own skirt. While picking out my pattern and fabric I wondered if anyone else in my class would pick the same ones as me. It's pretty funny because there were to matches in my class of the same pattern and no matches on fabric. Two girls chose the same pattern and I saw the one they chose but it was not my style. My pattern was the other that was chosen by someone else. I wasn't sure if I liked that someone else in my class had my pattern but I felt a little better when I saw we had chosen much different fabric.

When I got to my class, I immediately set up my machine but later realized it could have just stayed in the car. I was assuming I would be go to go, ready to start sewing but I was way ahead of myself. I forgot how long it takes to cut out a pattern and then pin it to the fabric (after getting it laid out properly and wrinkle free) and then cut out the fabric. You have to do all of those steps plus a little more before you are ready to get to sewing.

I am not a total newbie when it comes to sewing, I've made a dress for a child and other children's size items so I knew what it was like to cut out a pattern. I didn't realize all the steps you have to take and the precise methods you have to use to do so. I get to cutting out the pattern and am so excited when I finish I immediately start laying out my fabric to start pinning. This is where I was a little slower, and it's great to follow the directions of your pattern and teacher. I was a little worried I wouldn't have enough fabric but I know I bought what the pattern said so I should be good. After reading the pattern and moving the fabric around I realized I had to place the fabric exactly like the pattern and the cut the first 3 pieces out, cut the fabric in half and the cut the other 3 pieces out folding the extra half a different way. Long story short I had plenty of fabric and each piece came out great.

By the time I finished figuring out where to pin the fabric and finally cutting everything out class was over. I couldn't believe how fast the time flew by. After getting everything put up I was ready to head out and excited about putting all the pieces together tonight. Hopefully tonight will go smoothly and I won't have to become best friends with my seam ripper. :) I will leave you with some pictures from my second class and will take more tonight to show you next week.

My adventures in sewing, Part 1

I am so excited to be posting again. I have been trying to make myself write a new blog post for a long time but I just haven't been motivated. One I really have not been that interesting lately (or is that just what I am telling myself), two, I have had some things going on but I just don't know if they are blog worthy, and three, I get in a rut of just checking all the blogs I follow each day and then just putting off all these wonderful events that have been going on. More than likely it's number 3. I am a procrastinator, I have been my entire life and it looks like that is not going to be changing anytime soon.

Sorry for all the excuses let me just get into what I'm excited about.

I have owned a sewing machine for about 2 years, started out on a tiny one and then was upgraded two Christmas' ago. I have been testing the waters on what I should sew and have bought plenty of cute books with great ideas in them. (Here comes the procrastinator in me) I just haven't found my niche yet but I really feel like it is coming. Over the past 2 years I have made a few zippered bags as gifts, a few of stuffed animals, some burp cloths for friends, and a couple of outfits for children. One I will admit is still waiting to be finished.

Oh well, all that is changing because I am now enrolled in a sewing class at TCU through their extended education. I am really excited about this because I know I can sew I just don't know if I am sewing very well. I know I want to learn more about this to become really good at it in the future. So I had my first class last Tuesday night and my second one is tonight, classes are every Tuesday in the month of July. The goal for the class (all 4 classes) is to make 2 skirts, one with an elastic waist and one with a zipper. I will tell I am a little nervous about this because I have been sewing in a more home decorator style rather than a me wear my own clothing style. Who knows how it will turn out but I'm in.

Last class we were told would be working on the elastic skirt this Tuesday so it was important to have all of our supplies ready next class. I started getting a little anxious with this task because I was going to have to pick out a pattern, fabric for the skirt and all the extra notions that go with it. I'm not really comfortable with this task because I like to buy my clothes already sewn from a store and picking fabric is hard for me. During my first class we talked about patterns, different types of fabric, notions, and even practiced sewing using a piece of paper to follow along the lines. I was feeling better about the skirt process afterwards so I made a decision to take a trip to Joann's last Thursday night. I was in Joann's for almost 2 hours, trying to make a decision on a pattern, plus the fabric and also there is hardly ever any staff around to help you in that store. I will say if you are interested in sewing please take the class from TCU that I'm taking and also signup for the Joann's emails and iPhone app. I get great discounts and coupons using both.

I want to show you what pattern(s) I ended up with, yes I bought 2 because I still can't decide which one I'm going to use yet. I got a really great deal on my patterns too, through an email I received from Joann's I saw that the Simplicity patterns were going to be $1.99 from Thursday to Sunday. I bought 2 patterns originally priced at $15.95 for $1.99 each.

I know they kind of look the same but I wanted to start out easy and slow so I thought these would be the best pics. I walked around the store with these 2 patterns in my hands, 1 big task down 1 more to go- fabric. This is what I dreded the most because I really wanted to wear the skirt I made so my fabric had to be a great choice. I found a really cute Batik fabric and I carried it all around with me until I did one more loop around the front of the store with all the nice fabrics when I found the one I had to have. It is a Lisette fabric that I fell in love with while looking at the lisette patterns. I really wanted one of those (the patterns) but they didn't have a elastic waist skirt so I was out of luck. Maybe when I get really good at this one I can move one to those. Anyway back to the fabric, it's blue and white sateen fabric that is flowy enough for a skirt, casual and yet because of the look and feel can be more dressed up. Let me show you a picture of it.

After deciding on my fabric I had to make sure I would get enough which was easier than I thought, I know the measurements of my body so that helps. Once all that was done the lady helped me cut the fabric to the yards I needed and I was on my way. Now it just comes to tonight to start making it.

I really hope this skirt comes out well because I spent lots of time deciding on this pattern and fabric. You see in the picture I also had to get some notions- thread, elastic for the waist, and ribbon for the waist as well. I have orange or white ribbon, I will just decide when I get to that point what color I will use. Let's just hope I get to that point. :) After writing this post I guess I will be going with the first pattern (top left) with the ribbon and pockets. Everyone cross your fingers that it turns out ok and wish me luck. I'll be back with an update later.

The Baby Moses Project/Wordle

Have any of you ever used Wordle? One of my coworkers learned about this in a training a few weeks ago and it is pretty cool. I made a Wordle in regards to the Baby Moses law for the state of Texas. You can see my Wordle here. (This isn't working so here is a picture of it) While you are looking at that I will let you know about the Baby Moses project.


The Baby Moses Law was created to addres the serious problem of newborn abondonment. This year alone in Texas an average of two newborns per month were found abandoned in a life-threatening environment. Texas law makes it legal for a parent to turn over newborns to Safe Baby Sites without penalty to the parent. NO PENALTY!

Newborns must be delivered to a designated Safe Baby Site, UNHARMED, and 60 days-old or younger. In the state of Texas, Fire stations, Hospitals, and Emergency Medical Services are designated Safe Baby Sites. All of these sites are clearly labeled with the Safe Baby Site signs. In Tarrant County, all Med Star ambulances are also designated Safe Baby Sites.


The organization I work for, Alliance For Children, serves as the coordinating agency for Tarrant County and I am the contact person for this project. It is my job to coordinate with all the Safe Baby Sites to educate all the staff at each location about the project. I also provide each site with a baby bag which includes items for a baby if one is dropped off at a site. A baby bag includes a onesie, baby blanket, diapers, wipes, bottle, and formula all for a child 60 days old or younger.

I also serve as the contact person for Alliance For Children if a child is ever dropped off at a Safe Baby Site. If this happens the fire fighters with provide the baby with the appropriate care and immediately call Child Protective Services (1-800-252-5400) and take the baby to a hospital. Child Protective Services will meet the fire fighters and myself at the hospital to being taking care of the infant. Alliance For Children keeps track of the children who have been turned over to a Safe Baby Site for records.

When the child is dropped off the parents/caregivers are given the chance to fill out some medical history information on the mother and father to later give to the child. On the paperwork there is a spot for the birthday information to be filled out as well, because sometimes there will be not way of knowing how old the child is if that information is not given. Once the child is checked out at the hospital they will receive an evaluation and placement in a permanent loving home through the Department of Family and Protective Services where the child's future is unlimited.

This program is a last resort for desperate parents and was designed to decrease the number of infants who are abandoned in dumpsters and trash cans. If you would like to know more information concerning the Baby Moses Project or how you can help protect children in Tarrant County, please contact Alliance For Children.

Shutterfly Post

Hello to everyone, I am having the most difficult time keeping up with my blog recently so I am going to try again.

I have been making Christmas cards the past 3 years using Shutterfly as I keep most of my pictures updated on tha website. I love using Shutterfly as there are so many designs to choose from and a very reasonable prices, especially if you send out lots of cards. I have two designs to choose between right now so all I have to do is make my finally decision before ordering and picking them up at Target. I have a wonderful opportunity to receive 50 free Christmas cards by blogging about Shutterfly's great new cards and their service. Check it out here for your chance.

I would suggest that if you haven't found great Christmas/Holiday cards to head over to Shutterfly to find some great ones. Here are a few of my favorites,

I think I am going to go with the Holly Jolly card but you will just have to see when you open up your card this year!

I hope you have a great day and take advantage of this special offer!

Deliciously Organized is having a giveaway and I would love to win. Their giveaway is one of the personalized plates from Dani Notes Stationary.

How cute are these plates, I love the bottom left plate with green and pink for the personalization. You should really check them out along with the other great items on their blog or Etsy website.

Ellery Jane Timmerman

Two weeks ago I was able to head back to Fort Worth and meet my best friend's little girl for the first time! Meeting Ellery was one of the best days and being able to see Beth and Shelby love on their daughter was so amazing. We have waited for this blessing and she is finally here. I had a wonderful time loving on her and and her parents while I was at home for the weekend.

Me with Miss Ellery, she and her mother came to my parents house for dinner with my family and she slept the entire time. We were shocked because there were six women there passing her back and forth getting in our "Ellery time".

It is amazing to me to have known Beth for more than 20 years and now be able to share in the birth of our own children (mine to come later :) ). I love the fact that almost all of our friends have their own children, pregnant right now or are planning on them right now. What a wonderful time in our lives!
Here are a couple more pictures of Miss E and her mommy, Beth. Thank you Beth for letting me share in your joy and I am so proud to be called Aunt Katy!


James 1: 17-18: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Etsy Find

I found this etsy shop today and I think I might have to get two of her pillows, one of North Carolina and one of Texas. Now I just have to figure out what color to get. What color would you get? Thanks to the Nester for the help finding the shop.

Here is the description of the pillow along with all the colors of felt the pillow can have.

"This pillow features a felt Texas (in the color of your choice) on a white over stuffed felt body and is topped off with a hand stitched white wool felt heart. Super cute!Each Texas is made for you when you purchase. Please specify the color and where you would like the heart placed in the 'notes to seller' section of your order. If none is specified the color and heart will be made for you as it appears in the primary picture (green).

The colors I offer are the following:
black
blue
green (pictured)
dark green
canary yellow
mustard yellow
oatmeal
red
burgundy
purple
light gray
dark gray
brown

What's Your Decorating Personality?

I just took this quiz on www.realsimple.com found out my personality is considered Cozy Casual. Boy, does this have me to a tee or what, fuzzy slippers and any movie by Nancy Meyers (I love them all-Baby Boom, It's Complicated, Somethings' Gotta Give, etc. My fave of all time is Father of The Bride!!!)

Here is what Cozy Casual is: You’re about comfort and warmth, favoring warm, traditional rooms made for relaxing with family and friends. Your ideal decor draws on English and early-American furniture designs, as well as laid-back country, cottage, and farmhouse styles. Weathered, low-maintenance furnishings are easy, inviting, and built for daily life. Think golden retrievers, fuzzy slippers, and just about any movie by Nancy Meyers.


What’s Your Decorating Personality? Real Simple

I hope you have fun finding out what decorating style you have! Enjoy :)

The Marriage Prayer Challenge

What might God do if you said a simple prayer every day for your spouse?

Have you ever thought about this question? It seems so simple but I know I have thought about it and then quickly became distracted by other things in my life.

Tonight Geoff and I will be participating in a wonderful event through our church, St. James UMC. We will be attending "A Evening for Couples" which hopes to answer the question posed above. Our church is bringing in David Delk one of the authors of the book, The Marriage Prayer Challenge. David will speak on the importance of prayer in marriage and the steps to building a thriving marriage. During the event each couple will receive a copy of David’s book, and have an opportunity to sign up for a 6-week follow-up group to discuss the book. I can't wait to share in such an important message tonight. I'm also looking forward to reading the book and taking part in the 21-day marriage prayer adventure with Geoff.

I believe in working to better your marriage everyday and what a great way to do that with the help from prayer. Prayer changes things because God answers prayers.

If you would like more information about the program or how to bring this to your church, small group, or class click here for the link to the Marriage Prayer Challenge website.

Here is the prayer for each person to pray:

Father, I said, "Till death do us part"-I want to mean it. Help me love You more than her/him, and her/him more than anyone or anything else. Help me bring her/him into Your precence today. Make us one, like You are three-in-one. I want to hear her/him, support her/him, and serve her/him- So she/he would love You more and we can bring You glory. Amen

Susie Homemaker...

Lately I have been in the mood to decorate, sew, cook, etc. I don't know what happened but it seems tht I have been blessed by the creative fairy and hopefully I will be able to use these new ideas to make wonderful things for myself and others.

I just found this idea of making a burlap wreath from a blog I follow, The Nester, and she got this idea from here. I can't wait to hit Hancock fabrics for some burlap later today. I really enjoy the look of burlap, very rustic and can be elegant at the same time. I even wanted to use burlap for the tablecloths at my wedding but was vetoed right away by my mother. Oh well I have found a new way of using this great material.

The instructions seem pretty easy and you don't need to many ingredients ( I know that's a cook term but I can't seem to use another word, strips of burlap and a wire hanger and a ribbon to finish it off. I hope you take a chance and make one of these for your home or if I get really good at them I can make you one. :) Click on the links above to get the full instructions.

Let's get crafting!!!

I'm coming back!!

I know I have been gone a long time from the blogging world but I am making a comeback soon. I actually have started two posts just haven't been able to finish them quite yet. I thought I would send out some good thoughts to Fort Worth for the HUGE game this weekend for TCU!!!

Oh how I wish Geoff and I could be there this weekend to celebrate and cheer on our favorite team. We will be cheering from home, you may even hear us if you listen really well. :)

Let's go Horned Frogs!!!

Our Great Country!!!

Happy 4th of July to everyone! I am proud to be an American and truly believe this is a great country. I am proud to know some soldiers fighting in the war right now and want to wish them much love and safety. Thank you for standing up and protecting this great country of ours when it is needed.

Geoff's brother, Brent, and his wife, Katy, are both in the Army and Brent is currently in Afghanistan serving a year's tour of duty. He was just home for some R & R, then left last week to go back. We think he should be done in October of this year. Please keep Brent and Katy in your thoughts and prayers along with all of the other soldiers around the world this holiday weekend.

Geoff and I are headed to Beaufort, NC this weekend for some sun, sand, and good company. I have found I really enjoy living so close to the coast. It has been nice to drive only 1.5 hours to the beach when it used to take 8 hours in Texas. We are excited to spend the weekend on the boat and hanging out at Cape Lookout and the Shackleford Banks along with celebrating the July 4th holiday!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend. Hopefully you will get to see a fireworks show, I know I'm looking forward to seeing some. Enjoy good food, good friends, and great celebrations.

What a Smart Woman

I found this poem on another blog, have a lovely, and it really opened my eyes and spoke to me. I hope you can take something away from this as I did:

"people are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
forgive them anyway.

if you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
be kind anyway.

if you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
succeed anyway.

if you are honest and frank; people may cheat you;
be honest and frank anyway.

what you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
build anyway.

if you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
be happy anyway.

the good you do today, people with often forget tomorrow;
do good anyway.

give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
give the world the best you've got anyway.

you see, in the final analysis it is between you and God it was never between you and them anyway."

-Mother Theresa

Better things to come...

This week has been a very upsetting time for myself and certain people I love very much. We realize there can be things thrown at us that may make us fall but we know that God will be there with us with love and comfort.

I saw this verse today and thought of those I love:

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.- James 1: 2-3

Much love goes out to those who are grieving right now and please know many prayers are being prayed for you and with time it will get better.

Love,
Katy

Great thoughts...

I just read a updating article on Us Weekly about Julia Roberts. I have always enjoyed her as a actress and I now as a mother. In the article she was speaking about her children and husband and I really enjoyed reading this quote,



"The coolest thing you can do for your children is to love each other in their presence." - Julia Roberts.



I would like for everyone one to do this in their relationships, whether you have children or not. Act as if someone is watching you and think about how you treat other people, it really does mean a lot and shows the kind of person you are.



Thanks Julia for brightening my day. :)

Happy, Happy Birthday!!!

Today we are celebrating Geoff's 29th birthday!!! I am so happy to be able to share with him becoming an old man (I am one year behind him so I can say that :) ). Just kidding, this man has more energy than most and will always be a kid at heart. I love every piece of him and continue to find more and more things I love about him everyday! Thank you for the 9 birthdays we have shared together and lets wish for many more to come.

I want to wish Geoff and very Happy Birthday!!! Honey I love you and hope you get all that you want and wish for on this day. I can't wait to celebrate!

A little about me...

This a fun idea I got while reading other blogs, I hope you learn something new about me and hope to read something new about you on your blog.

what was i doing 10 years ago?

I was getting ready to graduate from high school. I remember being really excited at this time of year, waiting to turn 18 years old and counting down the days until then. Being super excited I was accepted to TCU starting the process of getting ready for such a big chance.

5 things on my to-do list:

1. pack for this weekend
2.Organize the guest room closet and storage closet on patio
3. get ready for work next week- two presentations and a tv appearance
4. get birthday presents for Geoff, Beth and mail packages home to FW
5. clean the house (bathrooms!)

5 snacks i love:
1. Cheese nips/ its
2. tomatoes/ mozzarella/ basil and balsamic vinegar
3. Cool ranch Doritos
4. sour candy( sour straws/ blow pops)
5. Blue Bell ice cream

5 things i would do if i were a billionaire:

1. move back to Fort Worth
2. pay off all school loans and credit card debt!
3. buy a new car both me and Geoff
4. Take a trip to Italy and Greece for a month
5. buy a beach house in NC to have that connection
(*also, save money for college for children, help out family and friends, etc.)

5 bad habits:

1. I love eating carbs, bread is one of my favorite things to eat
2. Procrastinate on just about everything- wish i could stop
3. have major sweet tooth (and I'm diabetic!)
4. Pile leaver (i have piles everywhere :) )
5. being very slow, I take my time with everything

5 places i have lived:

1. Fort Worth, Texas
2. Standering house- FW, TX
3. Myrtle Springs house- FW, TX
4. TCU Dorms/Apartments-FW, TX- college
5. Greenville, NC- currently

5 jobs i've had or have:

1. Designs for Children/The English Cottage- I loved this job, selling toys and gift items
2. Alliance For Children- Family Advocate/group facilitator
3. Child Protective Services Investigator- State of Texas
4. Alliance For Children- Center Coordinator- child abuse prevention education
5. TEDI BEAR Children's Advocacy Center- Community Outreach Educator- child abuse prevention education

i want to know more about: (you're tagged!)

1. Katy Berry
2. Lindsey Benson
3. Kristen Buchanan
4. Kathryn McGlinchey

Chance to win...

I have entered into a great giveaway this week through another blog, Southern Hospitality. Rhoda at Southern Hospitality is giving away a Photosmart C6380 Wireless Printer, what an exciting prize!!! I could use a new printer right now, ours is pretty old and has just about bit the dust. Each time a print something I am afraid of how it will come out, colors wrong, taking forever to print, etc. I also have a ton of pictures I would like to print and frame for our home but cannot do that with our printer right now. One of the great features of this printer is the fact it is wireless! This is so helpful, especially living in a small place with not so much storage for printers and all the wires that go along with them.

Here is a picture of the printer that will be given away. It looks great and is very helpful with all of it's great functions.

If you would like the chance to win the printer also please visit Rhoda's blog, Southern Hospitality, to comment. Thanks to Rhoda for the chance to win a spectacular prize.

New Orleans Baby!!!

I am a little late in posting about our wonderful trip to New Orleans, LA. We had so much fun spending time together on our little getaway, sharing such a great city. We arrived in NO Saturday, February 28th around noon and headed to our hotel, The W off of Poydras. Geoff and I have stayed in a couple of W hotels before and really enjoy all that they include. It's such a nice treat to stay the night in a great hotel.

We arrived at the hotel and were given our room key and went straight up to the room to unpack before heading to get some lunch. I believe when you are paying for a nice hotel and room you should get a nice hotel and room. Our first night at the hotel was not very satisfactory, dirty room, stained furniture, broken fixtures, horrible room service, dirty walls in the bathroom, etc. Geoff made a list of all the problems in our room, it just looked like this room had not been fully taken care of in a couple of months, and took it to the management. After hearing about our problems they immediately gave up double points for our stay, and upgraded us to a suite on the 22 floor. I wasn't expecting much with the other room we had but I was very excited to see our wonderful (and CLEAN) room that afternoon.

Here are a few pictures of our room:
Our Bedroom...Our Bathroom... (I love the subway tiles they used in the shower/tub)Our living room, with bar and table...

And our guest bathroom... (This suite had great views of the river, I hate I didn't take any pictures of that)

We spent all of Saturday down in the French Quarter. It was nice to walk and see all the beautiful architecture, iron porches, small alleyways which lead to small courtyards. I love New Orleans and the feeling it gives you. We went shopping on Royal Ave. and found a couple great antique stores, art galleries, and gift stores. We went to the French Market hoping to find something great, and we came away with some good ideas and a wonderful candle (French Quarter Candles) that smells so good. I love burning at home, it just takes us back.

When we were walking back down to catch a cab back to our hotel we stopped in my dream store, What's New Gift and Home Accessories. They had so many fleur de lis in this shop I could have bought everything. I have a bit of an obsession with fleur de lis items, they make me feel good and part of my Kappa background (or at least that's what I blame it on). I didn't buy anything in the store, they were in the process of closing and trying to get a homeless many out of the store who was being a little to friendly with the sales clerks. I will have to go back to this store when I go back and will be visiting them online.

Geoff and I stayed in Saturday night so we could rest up for Sunday. On Sunday, we went on a walking tour of the Garden District of the city. I did my reseach beforehand and this was the best tourgroup I found (Historic New Orleans Tours). We had a blast on this tour and our tour guide, Bob, was excellent, he gave great detail to all the stories he told and answered all the questions we had. He even gave us trivia questions to answer, Geoff got 2 out of the 3 correct! Here are some pictures of the homes we saw along the way,

This is the "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" house. This is the house I really wanted to see throughout the whole tour and it was the last one we came to. The next picture is of the back of the house with the stairs, where the baby was found!! It was pretty exciting for me to see this since I enjoyed the movie so much.



I had so much fun seeing all the homes in this area of the city, they are so beautiful and I love the Greek revival architexture. While we were walking we saw Nicholas Cage's home (now for sale), John Goodman's house, and the author, Anne Rice's home (also for sale). This neighborhood has the best coffee shop and book store (The Garden District book shop) which has so many signed copies of books, I picked up a few books as presents. What great gift ideas!!

Once our tour was over, we took a streetcar back to our hotel to go get ready for a surprise dinner Geoff had planned for us that night. This streetcar ride was my first one and we had a blast. Here is a picture of Geoff and I riding along:

After getting to the hotel and cleaning up for dinner we took a cab to the secret location. Geoff had been keeping the location of the dinner a secret since we started planning and I had been trying to guess all week long but he wouldn't budge. We took a cab to Emeril's New Orleans restaruant. This was a great choice and one of the ones I had been guessing. :) He did a great job planning and we had the best dinner, Thank you to my wonderful husband!
Monday morning was bittersweet, we were excited to spend the morning exploring a little more of New Orleans but we had to leave such a great city. We got up early, packed our bags and headed to Cafe Du Monde!!!! This is the one place I really wanted to go and we saved the best for last.
The beinets were delicious, I debated on whether or not to bring some home with me on the plane. We truely enjoyed this treat on our last day in NOLA.
After eating our fabulous breakfast we strolled around the french quarter for the last time. We went to Saint Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It was so beautiful inside and out. We spent alittle time inside and enjoyed experiencing this historic church.

Afterwards we walked down Royal St. again and bought some artwork at one of the many galleries in the French Quarter then we headed to Brad and Angelina's home. I was given the address the day before by our tour guide and I was excited to see where they have a home. I'm not a crazy fan or anything but it was something I just had to see before I left. Here is a picture of me standing in front of their home (don't worry they were in NYC while we were there):
After this we caught a cab back to the hotel and then off to the airport. We had such a good time visiting and can't wait to go back soon!!
~Katy