The boiler room on the Steamboat Natchez (they call no. 1 Thelma).

The boiler room on the Steamboat Natchez (they call no. 1 Thelma).

Heart-shaped cutouts in the moulding, the most tender of details on the Natchez.  

(They’re speakers that let passengers in the dining room hear the jazz band that plays on the deck.)

Heart-shaped cutouts in the moulding, the most tender of details on the Natchez.

(They’re speakers that let passengers in the dining room hear the jazz band that plays on the deck.)

Kevin

Compound bound

Compound bound

Tried to find Better Cheddar at Dorignac’s like a true Sacred Heartie but they actually sell it at Langenstein’s (the other old lady grocery store in Metairie).

Tried to find Better Cheddar at Dorignac’s like a true Sacred Heartie but they actually sell it at Langenstein’s (the other old lady grocery store in Metairie).

The Schmulies <3

The Schmulies <3

Dr. Castillo.

Dr. Castillo.

My friends threw me the best surprise graduation party on Saturday night! Greg, Mike, and Hemie stalled me with beers at PD until everything was ready. When I arrived at the Church to meet Shrimp for our “night out,” I was greeted by a conga line of revelers.  I hadn’t the slightest clue that a party was in the works!  The decorations were really fantastic. Kate nabbed a bed pan, urine cups, and syringes from her clinic. I smack ed a confetti filled syringe piñata with a mannequin leg that Siobahn salvaged from a dumpster. Dine and Catherine made custom Tibetan prayer flags.  Glitter was everywhere.  Allegra and Arthur even made it for a true surprise.  Burke jumped off the patio into the neighbor’s pool for the final coup of the night! 

I am so grateful for my friends. They sure know how to make a lady feel loved (and throw a mean bash in the process)!

My friends threw me the best surprise graduation party on Saturday night! Greg, Mike, and Hemie stalled me with beers at PD until everything was ready. When I arrived at the Church to meet Shrimp for our “night out,” I was greeted by a conga line of revelers. I hadn’t the slightest clue that a party was in the works! The decorations were really fantastic. Kate nabbed a bed pan, urine cups, and syringes from her clinic. I smack ed a confetti filled syringe piñata with a mannequin leg that Siobahn salvaged from a dumpster. Dine and Catherine made custom Tibetan prayer flags. Glitter was everywhere. Allegra and Arthur even made it for a true surprise. Burke jumped off the patio into the neighbor’s pool for the final coup of the night!

I am so grateful for my friends. They sure know how to make a lady feel loved (and throw a mean bash in the process)!

Not all noodle are created equal @ prytania.

Not all noodle are created equal @ prytania.

Barrier Island oysters

Barrier Island oysters

A view of the neighborhood from Ole Muddy

A view of the neighborhood from Ole Muddy

Finally riding the Steamboat Natchez as a passenger. I think I drank the Kool Aid because I truly love this vessel! The Mississippi is so much more majestic from the breezy top deck!

Finally riding the Steamboat Natchez as a passenger. I think I drank the Kool Aid because I truly love this vessel! The Mississippi is so much more majestic from the breezy top deck!

Someone I know lives with someone who owns 5+ new pairs of seersucker shorts. :/

Someone I know lives with someone who owns 5+ new pairs of seersucker shorts. :/

The modern graduation card (from my favorite uncle).

The modern graduation card (from my favorite uncle).