Thirty Days of My Favorite Pictures: Day 1

Awhile back, I made a post about 10 or so of my favorite pictures and gave a brief description of their history and why they were among my favorites. Well with all this time on my hands and knowing how warming a picture can be, I've decided that once a day, for thirty days, I'm going to post a picture that means a lot to me (whether I or someone else took it) with the story behind it. They will not have an order or a theme. They will stand alone. I hope this adds a little more positivity to your day.

    PC: Sam Chen

The year was 2018 and this folks was in December. But as you probably guessed, we weren't in Cleveland. This was taken in New Orleans, LA. Everyone you see in this picture (except the older gentleman in neon yellow), I've known since I was 12 years old. Well, I didn't meet Jesse until I was around 19, but I've still known him for years. Basically I grew up with these guys here in the 216. Now that we're all out of college, some of us married, some of us in different cities and states, we don't ride together like we used too. And that's part of life. So when David (guy to my lower right) and John (Guy second from right in top back row) planned a reunion for us near Christmas time to hang out together in New Orleans for four days, you better believe I wasn't passing this up. The thing quite notorious with us is that even when we lived near each other, it was incredibly hard to get us all together and decide on something to do. So this was a feat in its own right. 

For those four days, we explored N'awlins, ate a lot of excellent food, saw the sites, and spent a lot of time hanging out together. This particular moment was at the end of our swamp tour. Beautiful weather, we saw (and held) alligators, and it was an experience to remember. The guy in the neon yellow was our boat captain. Not only was he hilarious, but entertaining as well. Just looking at this photo brings back a ton of memories and makes me long for the day when this pandemic is over.

That's all I got for this one. Short and sweet as most will probably be, allowing the picture to do most of the talking. Stay well my friends.