My best friend, college sweetheart, and pen-pal, Phil came to visit Louisiana for New Year's. It was a blast! I'm not sure if I wore him out taking him everywhere or if he wore me out going everywhere. But it was fun either way.
He got in on Thursday in the middle of the day. That's my Group night at work...so I was able to rearrange my schedule to take a long lunch. I picked him up from the airport and wanted to take him to Steamboat Bill's for lunch. I'm still new to Lake Charles and only really know my way around I-210. Needless to say...I got lost. And the parking lot that I decided to turn around in was the parking lot for this bridal shop that sells the new Twilight dress. I've been wanting to find this place to go see if the dress was in stock and if I could try it on. Very serendipitous. So we went in! haha. Turns out this girl I work with--her mom owns the shop. Crazy, right?!?! I had no idea.
Well, we find our way to Steamboat Bill's, order Crawfish Etouffee and a Shrimp Poboy and go eat out on the board walk of the lake. It was so delicious. Then I showed him my house. Then we went to Group. Afterwards we spent the night at my parents' house.
Friday morning we went out to eat at Waffle House. Then I had a few hours of work. After work, we went to visit a lady in the hospital (the girl I work with whose mom owns the bridal shop--her grandmother). Then we went to Famous Foods so Phil could try boudin and cracklins. Then we went to my parents' again so Phil could try gumbo. Mmmmmm.Saturday we went out with my friends, Tracy and Mark to Cecil's (a sports bar with cajun food). Then we went to meet my Grandma. Then we went out to my best friend, Casey's and had a bonfire, fireworks, and gumbo for New Year's Eve. Then we went to this house on Maul Road that synchronizes their Christmas lights to a radio station. Kinda like a drive-in movie...except drive-in Christmas lights. haha. Then we went to my Grandma's and watched 'The Family Man.'
Sunday we went to Church in my home ward in Rosepine. Then we went to have the traditional New Year's Day dinner with my family--pork chops, black eyed peas, cabbage, and cornbread. Mmmmm.
Monday we went out to Cameron Parish to Hackberry and went to check out the "bayou"...which was basically wasted wetlands and we ran into some members and missionaries in the Lake Charles ward. Then I made sure Phil got some delicious Blue Bell ice cream before his plane left that evening. Mmmmm, Blue Bell.
