My 2014 Travels

I started 2014 by getting laid off in January. That turned into the best thing to happen to me! Instead of stressing about a job I hated and jumping into a new role right away, I took plenty of time to enjoy life and go on a bunch of vacations. Here are the places I saw this year:

Austin

Dallas

The Bahamas

St. Thomas

Grand Turk

Puerto Rico

Miami/The Keys

New York

Philadelphia

San Francisco

New Orleans

Then I finally got a job. And to my surprise, they sent me to Boston for my first week!

One year, 12 destinations. Pretty magical. I'd say my wanderlust was fulfilled in 2014. So far I have a trip to Seattle planned for next summer, but who knows what trip 2015 has in store. Hopefully lots of exciting adventures!!

A Fall Football Weekend in NOLA

I'm finalllly getting to my NOLA recap, two weeks later. Since I've already been and blogged about New Orleans about four times, I'll keep the content short and mostly provide a photodump of my recent trip to the Crescent City.

This time around I didn't plan so it was a very go-with-the-flow vacay. The reason for the trip was a Saints game (becuase if you didn't know, I'm kinda a superfan) and while they lost unfortunately, it was still great being in the Superdome surrounded by other fans. Plus it didn't hurt that our seats were 9th row - which, somehow, are the SAME EXACT SEATS as I sat in last year. What are the chances of that?!

In addition to the game, there was a lot of cajun food, beer, and sightseeing. Here's what I got up to...

Best photo of the trip? My unintentional pose-off with a security guard. I think his form gives him the edge. Damn!

Traveling to New Orleans

Before I jump into NOLA I wanted to apologize again for being so MIA. If by chance you don't know my situation, the deets are that I'm commuting five hours daily for my new job. I literally have about two spare hours a day and have been using that time to eat and prep for the next day. I've also been staying at hotels to eliminate my drive once or twice a week. As a result I haven't visited blogs or posted much. I'll probably just stick to Monday Morning Gossip posts until I can catch up - on life in general. Please bear with me. I'M SUPER SORRY!

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I'm not currently at work, but instead in New Orleans to see the Saints play a home game. Second year in a row! I've been to the city twice (I think I've seen and done all of the major things) and I'm not doing the planning on this trip so I'm not exactly sure what's on the agenda. I'm sure I'll find something fun to see. I'm a big explorer when I travel. Here's a look back at my last two trips to NOLA.

 

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