http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/archive/tags/Holidays/default.aspxTags: HolidaysenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/archive/2007/12/28/a-southern-holiday-part-2.aspxFri, 28 Dec 2007 17:03:00 GMTa64a6fc7-157b-4b91-ae71-dec110d97560:1237MelodyA0http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1237http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/archive/2007/12/28/a-southern-holiday-part-2.aspx#comments<p>Well I hope everyone had a great Christmas last week! I spent it with my mom this year and we always have a great time. A few days before Christmas we stopped by a little village out near where she lives. It&#39;s called Acadiana Village. It&#39;s a nice little piece of history hidden away about 20 minutes from her apartments. When we went to the shops and rides weren&#39;t open, but we still got to walk around a little.</p> <p>We plan on going back when it&#39;s open before I go back to New Orleans. I had taken a few pictures of our little adventure, but my camera isn&#39;t connecting properly to my computer so I have to wait till I get back to Butler and use my card reader. Make sure to check my photos in a few weeks for pictures. I want to know what you&#39;re favorite holiday picture is. Stick it in a comment so we can see how you celebrate the holiday season! </p> <p>I hope everyone has a great New Years! <br /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://go.butler.edu/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1237" width="1" height="1">HolidaysLouisianaNew YearsAcadiana VillagePhotoshttp://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/archive/2007/12/18/a-southern-holiday.aspxWed, 19 Dec 2007 00:29:00 GMTa64a6fc7-157b-4b91-ae71-dec110d97560:1206MelodyA0http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1206http://go.butler.edu/cs/blogs/melody/archive/2007/12/18/a-southern-holiday.aspx#comments<p><font face="georgia,palatino" size="3"><img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTefcwt2hHDXMBGiqjzbkF/SIG=12rilmff3/EXP=1198131376/**http%3A//www.jonadams.com/photos/new_orleans_0796/new_orleans_pcard_2.jpg" style="width:307px;height:255px;" align="left" alt="" />Season&#39;s greetings from the land of Jazz and seafood. This is our first Christmas that we are celebrating in the house since my dad fixed it up!&nbsp; The holidays these past few years really have made us grateful for what we have and for each other. It always surprises me what changes when I come back home...few more stores reopen and some people have either moved back or left all together. It just feels a little more like home each time I come back.</font></p><p><font face="georgia,palatino" size="3"> There are a lot of things that aren&#39;t hear anymore, but there&#39;s just something hear that every part of me senses when I&#39;m back in the big easy. When I go to sleep in my new room and close my eyes. I can hear that familiar sound of the wind rustling the branches of the pecan tress, along with my dad&#39;s snoring. A faint smell of fried catfish lingers through the house as I drift off to dream land. The atmosphere is so different, but the old memories are what keep the New Orleans culture so vibrant despite a dinged situation. I guess change isn&#39;t such a bad thing&nbsp; after all. I&#39;d love to hear what makes your home town unique or special to you. Who knows maybe we&#39;ll have something in common! </font><br /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://go.butler.edu/cs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1206" width="1" height="1">Winter BreakHomeNew OrleansHolidays