Wednesday was more or less a free day. I had time to show Sebastian around the Quarter before the convention officially began. I also walked my Dante’s French Quarter tour route with him to see how it flowed and quickly discovered I needed to start at the spot I originally intended to end at. LOL. Being from Oregon, we rarely see thunderstorms, so we were thrilled to experience one that first day. The skies rumbled and talked and the rain POURED. (Fortunately, it was warm rain.) We stood outside in front of the hotel along with other guests and watched nature’s furious, spectacular display. The thunder was so loud at one point, I fought the urge to surrender to my primeval self and cower while babbling about the gods and their apparent displeasure with puny humans. The street filled with water that quickly surged over the curbs and onto the sidewalk and geysered up out of manhole covers. All in all, pretty damned awesome.
Earlier in the year, I had participated in the Brenda Novak’s Online Auction for the Cure of Diabetes, offering to have dinner with a winning bidder while at AAD. I was meeting the winner in the lobby of the Royal Sonesta that evening, Shelly Younger. We had dinner at a restaurant across the street that featured quick and friendly service along with marvelous food and drink. Shelly and I chatted like we’d known each other for years and I had a wonderful time, one of the highlights of my visit. I’m so glad that Shelly won the bid! I couldn’t have asked for a better evening. Thanks so much, Shelly!
Me and auction winner Shelly.
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