Superbowl XLVII

2/3/2013

NOLA

Look at that beautiful Superdome; the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The city of New Orleans has hosted an NFL record of 7 Super Bowls (actually 7 is the number of times the 'Dome has hosted a Superbowl, my Alma Mater hosted three more at Tulane Stadium, for a combined total of 10 Superbowls hosted in New Orleans!), and she's never looked better. This photo brings me back to an eclectic, diverse, strong and incredible city which holds a special place in my heart. Right now, she's hosting Superbowl number XLVII (that's 47 for anyone who can't read Roman Numerals!) and it's the Baltimore Ravens vs the San Francisco 49ers. This has been an interesting football season, and being a New Orleans Saints fan, this season has been particularly difficult to watch, but that doesn't mean I'm not enjoying the festivities!

However, this song takes hold even more right now, as I sit in a friend's house in Rhode Island (the Navy takes you all over, many places temporarily). New Orleans was where I went to college, learned to love football, learned about an incredibly deep and diverse music culture (actually they have a whole lot more than just music); it's where I learned to love seafood, where I turned 21, where i met one of my best friends, and where I met the most incredible woman in my life. New Orleans most definitely holds a special place in my life, and I'm proud of her as she hosts this year's Superbowl! I have a few more photos I'd like to show, as I've seen many similar ones on Facebook and I'd like you to enjoy them and if you've never visited New Orleans you need to stop by! Feel free to contact me if you would like any recommendations of places in New Orleans for your visit!

2 Comments

Marisa

2/3/2013 04:44:02 am

What an amazing post! ;). It has been a non-stop party here for the past week (and will continue on till Mardi Gras Day in just over a week)! I wish you were here to see how much the city has changed in the past few months alone! I am SO impressed with all of the positive changes happening, especially downtown. It's always great to have visitors come in because sometimes those of us who live here can forget how wonderful NOLA really is, as we carry on our busy schedules each day. I am (as many know) very guilty of that. But seeing the unfiltered joy on people's faces as they wander about this unique and almost time-warped place is one of the best reminders to those of us who do sometimes forget. There is nowhere on Earth like New Orleans. People tend to judge the city's progress based on how much it resembles pre-Katrina New Orleans. That's not really a fair judgement, so I kind of cringe when people say "New Orleans has returned to normal!" I disagree. I think it's better. And I am proud to call it my home.

sela

2/3/2013 06:10:11 am

WOW--now this is truly my most favorite post so far--it is more than just facts--but shows a bit of your soul and your heart...Funny--I wasn't terribly fond of NOLA when you went there--but now that you are gone--I miss this crazy mixed up "eclectic" city!! Remember walking down to LaMonde for beignets for the first time and you were like--um these are just fried donuts with powdered suger..I remember thinking that I will NEVER leave you here--but then I hopped on the bus and road up St Charles to Tulane's campus--and a sense of peace came over me--Tulane's campus is a MUST see for super bowl visitors--it has so much history--is grand and stately--breathtakingly beautiful. ...Favorite memories--The ZOO!!!

Superbowl XLVII

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