At Niche Mommy 12

So here I am, sitting in my beautiful room at the Roosevelt in NOLA.

(Photo courtesy of the Roosevelt – see below.*)

Gabe and Tiffany are out cold, and I’m just “warming up”.  I hate having my days and nights mixed up.

Anyhoo…here are a few highlights from today:

*Gabe spent the morning at the spa (thanks Bark Ave.), and I got to spend some quality time at the Dr.s office.  I got a pat on the back (was introduced to a new practitioner – who was told that I’m one of their FAVORITE patients – not sure if I should be elated, or a bit distressed that I spend so much time there, that I can be considered a favorite), and a shot in the arm.

*Managed to forget my camera *(bleep ^*@!), which is just about the worst thing ever!

*Arrived safely in NOLA – a big thanks to my husband who was so sweet to drive us here, through crazy rain, and heavy traffic (I love him, despite that fact that when I discovered that I left my camera at home, he wouldn’t turn around and drive back to get it.)

*Met some of my blogging idols – SHOUT OUT to 3 Boys and a Dog and Kelly Lester.  Looking forward to stalking them and meeting more tomorrow.

*Watched everyone enjoy all the yummy food at the cocktail reception (OMG – the Shrimp and Grits looked soooooo GOOD), while I got to eat dry toast – I’ll probably be allergic to everything served this weekend:-( A big thank you to Fresh GraNOLA Family for taking pity on me and having someone scrounge up some butter to go with my dry toast..and to Peanuts are EVIL, for sitting with me, and keeping me entertained.

*Decided after meeting @OMGhada, that I would be willing to change my name for a cool twitter handle.

*Gabe was a star…got his photo taken and his belly rubbed.

*Took 30 minutes to connect to the internet – Tiff finally figured out that I was typing in the wrong room number.

*Have tried to sign in to Twitter on my phone.  I obviously don’t know my user name and/or password.  Guess I won’t have a chance to win the tweeting giveaway {sigh}.

*Spent the last two weeks making myself sick worrying about Gabe – Ummmmmm – he’s a grass kinda guy, and has NEVER potty’d on a sidewalk.  THANK YOU to the wonderful doorman (who I would have taken a picture of – but my *$&@ camera is at home sitting on the kitchen counter) who told us that there was an empty lot with GRASS just around the corner. Gabe was smiling all the way back to the hotel! BTW – I committed an SD handler No-No.  I didn’t scoop the poop.  I had poop bags with me, but we didn’t know where a garbage can was, and ya know, I felt kinda funny about carrying a big ole bag of steaming dog droppings into one of the most beautiful hotels on the planet. I’ll go back in the morning and pick up.

Well crapola…I must not have plugged my computer in, because the battery in dying.  So, from the Big Easy,  I bid you all a fond good night.