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My Dad writes poetry. Did I mention that? I didn't know he did until after I wrote a number of poems and then my Mom showed me the many, many poems Dad wrote to her. They were beautiful. Last night, he wrote another one, after the Saints' victory. I thought I'd share this with you... made me teary-eyed... THE LADY SMILES by: Lester J. Grimball The lady smiles once more As she had done, so many times In the moments past, before the Time of the tragedy, that seem To take her heart from her So many said, she was beyond repair But proven wrong were they, by she For she had a secret, only the ones That knew her, knew of this secret Of the Lady of New Orleans The color of her banner Change from purple, green and gold To the colors the "Saints" Bestowed on her, the black and gold Is now her banner, flying high Seems befitting, in a way, the black for The Black moments she had come through The Gold, the most cherished of possessions Known to man, now is her's to hold ...

THE SAINTS WON THE SUPER BOWL! OMG OMG!!! We sealed the win with the interception and I called for it! Right before the play, I yelled out, “Come on, Saints defense! Give me an interception and take it home!” And they did, they did!! Thank you, Saints! Thank you, God! Excitement is exploding in the air with fireworks, cars going on crazy, people yelling, Bourbon Street is packed like sardines and it’s so freaking good!!! Greg and I went to the Sports Authority, everyone yelling, “WHO DAT, WE DAT!” We were high fiving with strangers and saying, “IT FEELS GOOD! WOO HOO!!!” Greg bought a hoody jacket and I bought a Saints Championship hat and while we were there, Channel 4 TV came in. Greg put on his Saints Champ jacket and I donned the hat and we started the cheering in the store. The TV camera crew zoomed in on Greg and I yelling and screaming!!! Hehe, our 15 seconds of fame? LMAO. We drove home singing “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS … and WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU!!!!!!” THE SAINTS DID IT! THEY...

You can well imagine all the "Who Dat" hype and emails that are flying around today and the past two weeks. Thought I'd share some with you... Dear Miami : Get ready for the Who Dat Nation coming for the Super Bowl By Mark Lorando, The Times-Picayune February 01, 2010, 5:06AM Dear Miami , The Saints are coming. And so are we, their loyal, long-suffering and slightly discombobulated Super Bowl-bound fans. While there's still time to prepare -- although a few hard-core Who Dats will begin trickling in Monday, most of us won't arrive until Thursday or Friday -- we thought we'd give you a heads-up about what you should expect. First things first: You need more beer. Yeah, we know. You ordered extra. You think you have more than any group of humans could possibly consume in one week. Trust us. You don't. New Orleans was a drinking town long before the Saints drove us to drink. But it turns out beer tastes better when you're winning. (Who knew?) So let's...

My cousin, Holly wrote on FB: "The rain leaving New Orleans is headed towards us in the form of a No'Easter. They say it'll be like a winter hurricane. I guess all that excitement down there can't be contained!" I wrote to her: "I heard about the winter storm and thought, "Man is that wild or what?! Winter Storm in Maryland. Earthquake in California. And the Saints in the Super Bowl! I tell ya, we're ROCKIN' THE PLACE! You should be here - RIGHT NOW! It's crazy, crazy, happy, happy, like I"ve never seen before. You can't pass a person in the streets without seeing Black and Gold and people calling out "WHO DAT" like it's a Halmark greeting!" Greg said, "You turn on the TV and all you hear about is the Saints. Then a pause, "Oh yeah, there's still a war, the economy still sucks, the health care issue is on the rocks -- NOW - LET'S GET BACK TO THE SAINTS!" Woot Woot! It's just Friday and pe...

Buddy D said he would wear a dress if the Saints ever made it to the Super Bowl. Bobby Hebert announced he would honor Buddy D's promise and he wasn't the only one in drag. A bunch of Who Dats who have Fan Heart donned their Sunday best and paraded through the French Quarter. People were carrying signs, "Buddy D and His Brawds," dressed from miniskirts to long gowns, wearing earrings and necklaces... Greg and I didn't go to the festivities, but Greg's niece and her boyfriend did and from the looks of the pictures, they had a blast! There were thousands. I don't think I've ever seen pictures of men smiling and goofing off and happy to wear women's cloths and second line marching to the Who Dat song. I'm curious though.... how they handled the bathroom issue. Lol. Below is one picture that Greg's niece took at the parade. She posted the picture of FB and Greg wrote: "I was there. If you look at the VERY back right building in this pictur...

This past weekend, Greg and I were on the hunt for black and gold. Yes, Saints football related, but – this time, for a craft project. Greg’s good friend, Danny (and his family) is going to the Super Bowl. Danny wanted a second line umbrella, but they were really expensive to purchase online. Greg said, “We’ll make one for you!” Danny replied, “No pressure, but remember, it’s the Super Bowl.” Neither of us knew how we were going to adhere the decorations or what to do, but we (and by that, I mean “Greg”) got creative. I have to admit, whenever I see this creative side in Greg, I find it so sexy! It’s not just creative, as for what would work, but his ability to make it work. And I knew that he would make it work, because he has “mad engineering skills!” That’s My Man! So, we started with a simple black umbrella. Greg put a ring on the top and then fishing wire down reach rib of the umbrella and attached it to the end with another ring (made of those ties that you typically use to keep ...

Fireworks bigger and better than the 4th of July! Car Horns are Going Off! People are SCREAMING AND DANCING IN THE STREETS! Greg and I jumping and yelling, "WHO DAT!!!!!!!!" Calling Everyone We Know!!!!! Our Blood Pressure is just beginning to come down.... Lol THE SAINTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!! DID IT IN OVER TIME!!!!!! So many prayers out there… here’s one that Dad sent to me in email: OUR BREESUS WHO ART IN NAWLINS HALLOWED BE THY NAME THY BOWL WILL COME IT WILL BE WON IN MIAMI AS IT IS IN THE DOME GIVE US THIS SUNDAY OUR WEEKLY WIN GIVE US TOUCHDOWN PASSES BUT DO NOT LET OTHERS PASS AGAINST US LEAD US NOT INTO FRUSTRATION BUT DELIVER US TO THE SUPER BOWL FOR THINE IS THE MVP BEST OF THE NFC AND THE GLORY OF THE FLUER DE LIS NOW AND FOREVER AMEN (The day started with EVERYONE saying how nervous they where.... Mari, good friend on FB, wrote: "Today has almost a Christmas feel w/ the anticipation. Except if we lose it will be like someone robbed us and took our ...

This past weekend we had a “bring your own project” beading meeting. I agreed with Sally that it was really nice to get together with fellow beaders and do various individual projects. Some of the ladies brought projects where they didn’t know how to finish it or needed help with the next step. It's spending time together that makes it enjoyable! For me, I didn’t bring a beading project. I didn’t know how many women would show up before the Saints football game (will get back to that later). Fortunately for me, Leigh brought some chopsticks and yarn. I learned how to knit! Yes, using chopsticks. It’s very relaxing once I got into a rhythm. There's wasn't enough yarn to really make something. It was more or less, practice stitching. Here’s my beginner piece that I brought home to show Greg: Greg said, “Nice. You’re knitting. Are you trying to tell me something? You know what they say about newlywed women and knitting.” I laughed and said, “No, Sweetheart, I’m not pregnant. I...