A Smith
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A Smith
Hi, Welcome to my travel blog! If you've arrived at this page, you probably know my story and why I'm starting this blog, but if you don't know, here's my tale:
My wonderful employer, Principal Financial Group, sponsored a contest called "Dream Vacation". They asked employees if you had two paid weeks of vacation, what would be your dream vacation? All you had to do was write a small essay, and if you are lucky, you'll be one of 10 winners!
My dream has always been to go to London and soak up all the culture I could. But my husband, B, is from New Orleans. We haven't been home since Katrina, and my entry was to have two weeks to take him home to see family and help to rebuild the city in anyway we can. Out of over 700 entries, I was blessed enough to be chosen as one of the 10 finalists and voted as one of the winners by my fellow employees. Can you believe it?
This blog is a journal of our first week of Dream Vacation to New Orleans, starting on December 21 and ending on January 1. We're driving from Des Moines, Iowa to New Orleans, and then back to Des Moines via O'Fallon Illinois. We're also taking along our 8 month old Aussie, Ozymandias. Please join us as we embark on this journey. Feel free to email me if you have questions or if there's somewhere you want me to stop along the route.
Come and join us!