Arse's Fatty Rewind™ (Christmas Parties edition) UPDATED pg 3

I had four Christmas parties this weekend. They were all special and unique in their own way. My body feels great.

Friday, I ran to my brother's for a little family dinner. The lady made a chicken pot pie from scratch, and I grabbed some Beam. My bro had purchased some fancy cupcakes.






The pot pie was spectacular and warm. The peas and carrots were cooked to perfection, and the pastry was crispy. My lucky brother got to keep the leftovers. I took the cookie dough cupcake, and it was outstanding.

After dinner, I had to drive to Harahan to attend a Christmas party at the Magnolia Plantation. There was another event going on during the party, which resembled the finest Rummel wedding I could imagine. They had a nice spread and several hor d'oeuvres being passed around. I grabbed a cup of gumbo, which was satisfactory for reception hall gumbo. I also grabbed some fried shrimp and crab cakes being passed around. The crab cake was my favorite. The bourbon was cheap and terrible.





They had a dj, who I believe may have been playing from cd's. His collection of music was amazing. He had a lot of line dances and country music. I left after "Country Girl, Shake it for Me" came on.


I was a little young for the crowd.


I headed back home and went to bed. I awoke early as usual on Saturday to run some errands. I was craving lox. This was a sign that I did not drink enough the night before.

I headed to Stein's Deli around 8:15. They were fricking closed!!!! What bagel place doesn't open that early on a Saturday. Since I didn't want to wait around until 9, I headed to Petite Amelie and grabbed a bagel. The lox, tomato, capers and onion were very tasty. My only complaint is that the bagel was not that good, and it wasn't toasted enough.



After breakfast, I walked to my car and saw my buddy cleaning Lafitte's. I walked in to discuss his prior night's events with his boyfriend. He let me grab a drink and throw on some slow jams.



After my songs ran out, I headed home to shower. It was around lunch time so I decided to go to the newly re-opened Martin's. The parking was much better than it was previously, and the layout of the store has changed too. It seems a lot bigger and open. The kitchen is in the very back of the store now.



It seemed like Cedric has hired at least 50 people to work in the store. They were bumping, and the staff was very friendly.

I went with the Californian sandwich with turkey, avocado, sprouts, tomato on 7 grain. I also grabbed some fries and a lemonade.




The quality of the food had not changed, and I can't wait to go back. I wish they had steak fries though. I'll inquire about them next time.

I also was seated next to former FDB poster Tigerattorney. I didn't want to ask him where he's been.