Happy New Year!!!

The girls spent nearly a week in Vacherie after Christmas. Thanks soooo much, Momma Lady and Grandpa!!! It was perfect, because I was down with a killer cold and not having to care for two little ones was nice. Peter and I did manage to have one date while the girls were away. We went to dinner at Dominique's last Wednesday. It was delicious and the atmosphere was great--dim lighting, beautiful fireplaces, cool and high ceilings. The staff was funny and nice and not snooty/annoying. Our dinner was so good and our dessert came with a precious big, fluffy plaintain-flavored puff of cotton candy on a bamboo stick. Adorable!

Momma Lady and Grandpa bought the girls precious new bedding for Christmas to go with the adorable iron beds they bought them. We set the beds up and their room is now finished and they love it. [When B saw it she said, "Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!!" And I completely agree]. By the time they came home on Thursday I was really missing my girls. On Friday morning P took the girls to get beignets while I went to the gym. They went to the new New Orleans Coffee & Beignet Co., which is in the back of the new New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood Co. that has taken the place of Cannon's on St. Charles. It is waaaay more convenient than going to the Quarter or to Metairie. B is totally thrilled. Betsy and I attended a Noon Year's Eve Party at the Lauschas and she was so glad to see two of her school buddies--they really missed each other!

For our crazy, wild New Year's Eve P picked up Whole Foods for dinner. After dinner we went downstairs and ate Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and watched Toy Story 3 on the comfy, gigantic sofa. It was exactly what I wanted to do.

On New Year's Day we de-Christmased the house and today we went to Mass at Holy Name. One of my top New Year's resolutions is to start going to Mass again. The girls did OK at best. I had brought a couple of books, but Sadie was super chatty and Betsy kept asking when we were going home. I know I had to have been really good at Mass at their ages, right??? Next week I'm bringing crayons. We ate lunch at Houston's then home to watch the Saints game then a fabulous early evening dinner at Katie and Peter's. Lots of yummy food was provided by Katie, Peter, and Bee. And New York Pizza. :) We exchanged presents with Gumbo--we like to spread out our Christmas celebrating, huh? The girls go back to school tomorrow. I am off so I am finishing up the 1000 projects I wanted to get done over the holidays. Pics soon.

Happy New Year!!!