After a canceled Anniversary trip to Spain, crazy work schedules while working from home, and coronavirus parenting woes, Tyler and I took a much needed break in New Orleans in August.

Ahh New Orleans! As much as I love the city in the past I’ve never got the chance to stay long. I’ve visited for short trips such as dropping my brother off to college at Loyola University, or celebrating a friend’s birthday with a quick overnight trip. This time, when Tyler and I decided to make the trip to New Orleans for much needed time together we decided to make our trip still a “quick visit” (we were only there Friday afternoon - Sunday afternoon), however unlike the past were we wanted to see and do everything, we only had the intention of relaxing with each other and eating good food!

We stayed at the Westin New Orleans for a great deal via Hotel Tonight! It was my first time staying at a hotel during the coronavirus pandemic, however I was thoroughly impressed with the hotel protocol. The check in process was touchless, masks were required to be worn in the hotel, and there was lots of hand sanitizer everywhere!

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I had my first in person dining experience since the Pandemic at the “instagram must taste” acclaimed restaurant “Morrow’s”. I can’t say I was fully satisfied with their COVID-19 protocol due to staff not consistently wearing masks properly, however once I tasted the food I no longer cared! The food was incredibly flavorful and was every bit comfort I needed from New Orleans.

The rest of the trip we just relaxed, spent valuable time together, and fully enjoyed our time as Tyler & Fatimah instead of the usual, “Mom & Dad”.

We drove to New Orleans, so on our way home we decided to it would be fun to hit the beach as we approached the Gulf Shores area. My husband Tyler remembered that a friend of his grew up in the “Christian Pass Beach” area so we took a detour and headed to the beach! It was such as freeing and spontaneous moment, making it the perfect way to end what felt like a magical weekend in New Orleans.