By TERRY R. CASSREINO
PEARL RIVER, La. (Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009) – The First Official Cassreino Family Cruise Vacation Adventure to the Western Caribbean begins today at about 9 a.m. when Pam and I leave with Camryn and Matthew for the cruise ship terminal in New Orleans.
Hmmmm. Let’s see. Traveling with a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old on Norwegian Cruise Lines. This is either going to be a major disaster on the scale of Pompei or Hurricane Katrina – or it will be a huge success the likes of which our generation has never experienced.
Actually, I the optimist and think this will be a success. The kids are excited about traveling on a Big Boat. And Pam and I are looking forward to leaving behind the day-to-day stress of life for a seven-day cruise.
Pam and I are cruise veterans, having sailed on Carnival or NCL out of New Orleans on seven separate times during the 10 years we have been married. We love it. The trips were casual, relaxing, enjoyable; the ports were fascinating.
We’ve lowered our expectations traveling with two children. But I still think we will have fun.
And one thing is certain no matter what: Ole Miss defeated LSU in Oxford in one of the most spectacular, exciting Ole Miss-LSU games I have ever seen. Too bad I was there for what had to be an incredibly humiliating loss.
Take that, LSU.
Copyright 2009, Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Watching football, catching a parade
By TERRY R. CASSREINO
PEARL RIVER, La. (Monday, Oct. 26, 2009) – These weekends just seem to fly by – especially ones that have been as nice as the just-ended Saturday and Sunday stretch.
How nice was the weekend? Well, let’s look at these facts:
Ole Miss Football
I couldn’t be in Oxford this weekend – alas, it’s almost impossible for me to make the trip there now that my family is in Southeast Louisiana – but I did catch the Ole Miss-Arkansas game on the SEC Network.
The Rebels looked much better than the last outing I caught against Alabama. This great win against Arkansas sets yup the remaining games of this year’s schedule beginning Saturday at Auburn.
Win-out, and the Rebs will likely find themselves in the Top 10 once again. This is probably the toughest game on our schedule. Auburn is winnable, although no certain pushover.
Krewe of Boo
Around 3 p.m. Saturday, I packed my wife and children into the car, picked up my niece, switched to my sister’s SUV, packed the parade ladder and headed for the French Quarter and the 2nd annual Krewe of Boo Halloween parade.
This certainly wasn’t an Endymion or Orpheus. The Krewe of Boo is what it is: a nice, small-scaled, parade not unlike the small-scaled early season Carnival parades that usually pop up in January.
The kids loved it – and that’s all that mattered. They enjoyed watching the bands, the dance groups, the horses and the generous riders on Blain Kerne’s small, Halloween-styled floats. Nothing spectacular, but nice.
The night ended with a $40 parking ticket slapped on the SUV. The New Orleans police greedily ticketed what looked like 100 or so cars on South Peters, just beyond Elysian Fields. They cited us for parking on the sidewalk.
But one thing is wrong: THERE IS NO SIDEWALK.
Another case of misplaced priorities. While folks are out in the city killing and murdering others, while drug dealers are out there getting our kids addicted, the New Orleans police are ticketing peoples’ cars for no apparent reason other than to screw the people who parked there.
Nevertheless, I have included a slide show here for your enjoyment. Click a photo and you’ll see a larger version. Enjoy.
Saints football
The New Orleans Saints won – improbably – Sunday at Miami in a strange, exciting game. I gave up on them at the half, but was incredibly impressed with the character of the team.
I’m not much of a pro football fan, but the Saints are a fun team to watch.
All photos and text copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
PEARL RIVER, La. (Monday, Oct. 26, 2009) – These weekends just seem to fly by – especially ones that have been as nice as the just-ended Saturday and Sunday stretch.
How nice was the weekend? Well, let’s look at these facts:
Ole Miss Football
I couldn’t be in Oxford this weekend – alas, it’s almost impossible for me to make the trip there now that my family is in Southeast Louisiana – but I did catch the Ole Miss-Arkansas game on the SEC Network.
The Rebels looked much better than the last outing I caught against Alabama. This great win against Arkansas sets yup the remaining games of this year’s schedule beginning Saturday at Auburn.
Win-out, and the Rebs will likely find themselves in the Top 10 once again. This is probably the toughest game on our schedule. Auburn is winnable, although no certain pushover.
Krewe of Boo
Around 3 p.m. Saturday, I packed my wife and children into the car, picked up my niece, switched to my sister’s SUV, packed the parade ladder and headed for the French Quarter and the 2nd annual Krewe of Boo Halloween parade.
This certainly wasn’t an Endymion or Orpheus. The Krewe of Boo is what it is: a nice, small-scaled, parade not unlike the small-scaled early season Carnival parades that usually pop up in January.
The kids loved it – and that’s all that mattered. They enjoyed watching the bands, the dance groups, the horses and the generous riders on Blain Kerne’s small, Halloween-styled floats. Nothing spectacular, but nice.
The night ended with a $40 parking ticket slapped on the SUV. The New Orleans police greedily ticketed what looked like 100 or so cars on South Peters, just beyond Elysian Fields. They cited us for parking on the sidewalk.
But one thing is wrong: THERE IS NO SIDEWALK.
Another case of misplaced priorities. While folks are out in the city killing and murdering others, while drug dealers are out there getting our kids addicted, the New Orleans police are ticketing peoples’ cars for no apparent reason other than to screw the people who parked there.
Nevertheless, I have included a slide show here for your enjoyment. Click a photo and you’ll see a larger version. Enjoy.
Saints football
The New Orleans Saints won – improbably – Sunday at Miami in a strange, exciting game. I gave up on them at the half, but was incredibly impressed with the character of the team.
I’m not much of a pro football fan, but the Saints are a fun team to watch.
All photos and text copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Ole Miss impresses in Cotton Bowl appearance
SLIDELL, La. (Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m.) – Ole Miss pulled off an impressive Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech.
Pam, Camryn, Matthew and I arrived at my mother’s house in Slidell in time to catch the game live on Fox. The three-hour trip from our home in Madison went very smoothly.
Camryn and Matthew sat quietly in the back seat o f my Ford Fusion watching videos on our portable car DVD player (thank God for the DVD). Neither Camryn nor Matthew complained at all. Pam and I were surprised.
After the first quarter, Camryn and I headed over to Mardi Gras Imports in Slidell where I paid for my layaway order of beads for the Krewe of Endymion. Then, I spent the night packing them for my parade next month.
Our good friend Linda St. Martin visited my mother’s house to meet Matthew. And my two sisters and their children stopped by also for a visit.
Copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Visiting family before heading to China
SLIDELL, La. (Friday, Nov. 28, 2008) – Pam, Camryn and I are winding up a Thanksgiving trip to Southeast Louisiana – and plan to return to Madison on Saturday to continue preparing for our China adoption trip that begins on Tuesday.
When we return to Madison, I will file an update with all the latest details on our travel plans and itinerary. One change of note: Pam and I will now leave the Jackson-Evers International Airport for China on Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, rather than Monday morning, Dec. 1.
Also, keep in mind there is a 14-hour time difference between Mississippi and China. In other words, China is 14 hours ahead of Mississippi. In fact, to make things easier for folks following this blog I have added a clock to the left-hand rail that will let you know what time it is in China while we are there.
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