Saturday Date in New Orleans

Parker and I hadn't had a true date day since before we brought Leo home (almost 4 months ago), so we decided that before the real stress of final exams begins we were going to spend the day just the two of us in New Orleans.

We arrived in NOLA around 11:30 and headed straight for lunch at the Napoleon House on Chartres Street in the French Quarter

The building is over 200 years old.

Napoleon was supposed to reside there during his exile in 1821

He never made it, but the name and place stuck around

Last time Parker and I ate here we had to sit shoulder-to-shoulder with another table and practically out on the street.

This time, it was far less crowded so we chose to sit in the courtyard 

Parker and I both ordered the Louisiana Pesto Pasta Salad and decided to split a muffaletta 

The salad was amazing, as it always is

It has shrimp, cucumbers, peppers, red onion, basil pesto, penne pasta and toasted pecans

Yum!!

The muffaletta, however, was disappointing

I am not a fan of the olive mix they use

After lunch I started to feel really sick

I woke up that morning with a sinus infection and thought I could shake it off for one day, but my sinuses had other plans

Thank God, for Kleenex! 

I didn't want the day to be a total waste and go home, so we walked around the French Quarter for a little while longer

We picked out our annual New Orleans Christmas ornament at a local Christmas shop across from the French Market 

Around 3:00 my body was ready for PJ's and Netflix, so Parker and I headed back to the car and home to our puppies

But not before one elevator selfie!

I spent the rest of the night feeling awful, so on Sunday Parker and I went to Old Navy to buy matching Christmas pajamas so we could curl up on the couch and watch Scrubs all day

I hope this sinus infection goes away before Thanksgiving.

Stuffing your face with food just isn't as fun with a runny nose and pocket full of Kleenex 

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P.S. I was feeling so sick because I was PREGNANT & didn't know it yet. I actually wouldn't find out until almost 3 more weeks.