Color Run/NOLA

Last weekend, Robert and I traveled to New Orleans with my parents so that Mom and I could take part in the Color Run. They arrived from Jackson on Thursday night and we enjoyed some burgers at Callaghans here in Mobile. We got a bit of a late start on Friday due to some plumbing/alarm issues at the house that had to be taken care of but we managed to hit the road shortly after lunchtime.

Friday night, explored Bourbon Street and ate some delicious oysters at Acme. We also got to witness some of the ever-present Bourbon Street antics.

On Saturday morning, we got up early and drove to the University of New Orleans for the run. I'd read that they expected 10,000 to 15,000 runners, so we knew we wanted to try to be in one of the first "shifts" out of the gate. The race is casual, and rather than start runners according to predicted finish time, they start 1000-1500 runners every five minutes from 9:00 a.m. til 10:00 a.m. We were in the 9:05 group. The run was awesome. The weather was perfect and there was a great breeze off of the water. Mom and I both managed to get fairly "colorful".

After the race, we ventured over to Magazine Street in search of Martin Wine Cellar and chocolates from Sucre. We had a quick lunch at Mahony's Po-Boy Shop and then rested up for a bit at the hotel. After a quick nap and shower, we left in search of a bar broadcasting the Ole Miss/LSU game. Sadly, Ole Miss just couldn't hold off the Bayou Tigers. We had a bit of an adventure trying to find a place for dinner. We decided on Mr. B's and I'm happy we did! The food was great and the service was excellent. After a quick stop for an after-dinner drink at the Ritz, we all crashed. 

It was a wonderful weekend all-around. What a blessing to have such fun-loving parents!