LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER
"LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL"

NOLA . . . THE BIG EASY

On July 10-16, 2017, I attended the
Alpha Delta Kappa
International Convention in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
This was part of my duties as the state president.

This was my first time to New Orleans.
Also, it was my first time seeing and being
on the Mississippi River.
(I have seen the river several times from the air)

I tried a lot of Louisiana cuisine:
Grits
Jambalaya
Oysters (cooked...no raw)
Gumbo
Red Beans and Rice
Pralines
Beignets
Po' Boys

I did not try:
Alligator
Crawfish Etouffee
Turtle Soup

I have TONS and TONS of photos from the trip.
By using my phone for pictures, it tells you on
each picture exactly where you are!

But, it's most likely the one and only time going there.
So, enjoy my memories!
(After, you will know you've been there!)

My view from my hotel room.

"Old Man River" 

Mississippi River.
I stayed at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel.

The moon looked pretty cool!

Sherrie and a "Jazz Man"

Working session with the 3 P's (President, President Elect, Past President)

for the Southwest Region.

Utah, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Hawaii, Colorado, Australia

We went on a tour of the city.

French Quarter

The Jackson Brewery

French Quarter

Jackson Square

French Quarter

New Orleans

Treme

Leslie & Jill

Louis Armstrong Park

Treme

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

This is where the actor, Nicholas Cage will be buried.

New Orleans

French Quarter

Central Business District

Lower Garden District

Central District

Blurry picture . . . but the Mardi Gras beads are left

hanging where they land . . . even in the trees!

Mardi Gras World

Lower Garden District

The floats we saw . . . CREEPY!

The floats we saw were creepy!

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Mardi Gras beads hanging on the railing

Workshops
This one was a "Minute to Win It"
I was in a group with teachers from Massachusetts,
North Carolina, and Georgia.

This game was working the cookie from forehead to math.
(We played this in my class)

Of course, I made it!

Adding a pencil each time to see if you could catch them
with one hand.

Dinner

Jennifer Birch, Jill Christoffersen, Sherrie Bowcutt, Coye Richards

Me, Leslie Birch, Linda Kuwana & husband

I couldn't get enough of the view out of my window!

Convention

Linda Kuwana, Utah Theta Chapter, gives her report.

Riverboat Diner Cruise

Sherrie & Jill

Me & Leslie

State ADK President and President Elect

Linda Kuwana & husband

Coye Richards

All southern foods at the buffet

Starting to rain

Paddle Wheel

"Alpine"

Loved the band!

Though the railing openings

"Alpine" on the way back.

What are the odds?
Alpine Elementary . . . my home for 33 years!

Sherrie found these college basketball players out and about

Belly Up to the Bar

One night, we sat at the bar to eat.

We were able to watch them prepare oysters.

And, they gave us samples!

National officers being introduced.

My first beignet

Not sure why I never had one of these in

New Orleans Square at Disneyland!

The next international convention will be in 

Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2019.

Our Northwest/Southwest Conference will be in

Anchorage, Alaska in 2018.

Loved these little voting machines!

Wish we had these when we had the 5th grade

legislative session!

Utah Delegation

With Mollie Acosta

our new Southwest International Vice President.

Each state gave a charm, representing their state.

My charm was a ski boot.

Before the banquet, they took pictures of the

International Board by the pool.

Great view from my 11th story room!

Utah Delegation

Front Row:  Sherrie Bowcutt (Theta), Linda Kuwana (Theta),

Georgia Loutensock (Eta), Jill Christoffersen (Eta), Sue Potts (Xi)

Back Row:  Leslie Birch (Gamma), Jenny Birch (Gamma), 

Ann Mitchell (Xi), Claire Olsen (Eta), Coye Richards (Theta)

This is a wonderful statue of Louis Armstrong
(We also had Sue and Linda's husbands)

Sue & Al

Me with Louis Armstrong

Last night banquet.

You were assigned a table to sit with

nobody that you knew.  If you were a couple, you 

were assigned together.

I sat by ladies from North Carolina, Ohio, Hawaii,

Colorado, and Minnesota.

We got to have the commemorative coin in the purple bag.

We each got to pick a mask and beads.

That purple mask resides on a shelf in my 

huge closet!

Dinner

Dessert . . . chocolate pyramid

Current president, Ruth Ann Griggs, farewell.

The new president's theme for her biennium.

My lanyard with past Utah pins, and some other states.

The new national executive board.

My flight was late Saturday afternoon.

Georgia Loutensock, and Sue & Al Potts were on my flight.

Since Georgia hadn't seen any of the city, I was more than

happy to go on the city tour again!

Trying to get pictures of what I didn't get on Tuesday.

Central Business District

The lettering on the work JAZZ is the same lettering

that the Utah Jazz had on their uniforms in the late '90s

and early 2000s!

New Orleans

The Super Dome

This was one of the first indoor stadiums in the 

United States.  (I think the Houston Astro Dome was the first)

The New Orleans Saints play here.  Several Super Bowls

and college national championships have been played here, too.

During Hurricane Katrina, the doors were opened to help victims.

Central Business District

Central City

Lower Garden District

Andrew Jackson Elementary School

Lower Garden District

Mardi Gras beads in the trees

More Mardi Gras beads

Lower Garden District

Central City

Lower Garden District

Mardi Gras World

in the Lower Garden District

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

This treehouse had something to do with Hurricane Katrina

Riverwalk Marketplace

Central Business District

Oooopsie

French Quarter

Jackson Square

French Quarter

New Orleans

Marigny

1 bicycle for each person killed on their bike here

St. Roch

Marigny

Seventh Ward

Treme

Railroad Museum . . . Treme

New Orleans

French Quarter

The Ritz Carlton

And . . . we got to the airport, and our plane was delayed 4 hours!