The next day, the storm was already over, so it was safe for us to leave for Louisiana. We'll be in New Orleans for three days. This hotel we were staying in was huge.

"Wow, this is big," I said.

"I know," said Kristy.

We went to our rooms. Dawn, Kayla, Kaylee, Kristy, April, and I would be sharing one room. It was a suite, which I like.

"I wonder what's in New Orleans," said Kaylee.

"I know," I said.

"There's Mardi Gras party here tonight," said Dad.

"I heard about that. That's how people celebrate here," said Mallory.

"That's right," said Mr. Thomas.

"Wow," I said. "I never knew that."

"That sounds like fun," said Kristy. "Where is that taken place?"

"Right here in the hotel in a ball room," said Mr. Thomas.

"Cool," said Kayla.

"We don't have anything for it," said Kaylee.

"That's okay. There's a gift shop we can stuff for the party," said Dad.

"Cool," I said.

"We can go there now," said Dad.

That's what we did. It was a walking distance. I found neat stuff and costumes for the party. After we bought stuff, we had lunch next door.

"I can't wait for the party tonight. That's going to be fun," said Claudia.

"I know," said Stacey.

That night, it was almost time for the party to start. We changed into our costumes and added props. I had these glasses I found for the costume.

"Those are funny glasses," said Kaylee.

"I got a pair for you, too," I said as I got them out to give them to Kayla and Kaylee.

"Cool! Thanks," said Kaylee.

"Not a problem," I said.

"Wow," said Kayla.

They put them on and we laughed. Then, we all went over to the ball room that was on the fourth floor. I got my inhaler with me in case those breathing problems show up any time during the party. Sometimes, I wish I'd get a stronger inhaler that wouldn't give me issues. The buffet and refreshments were served. They had a contest for the best costume. That was fun. Kayla, Kaylee, and I were tied with first place. The party ended at 10:00 pm and we went to our rooms.

"The best costume contest was the best part," I said.

"I know," said Kaylee.

"They thought we were triplets," added Kayla.

"Triplets?" I asked.

"Yeah, almost with the same costume," said Kaylee.

"And, I picked out the matching glasses," I added.

"I laughed at that part," said Kaylee.

"So did I," said Kayla.

"It would've been tough to be triplets for real," I said.

"I know," said Kaylee as we all laughed.

We were in bed by 11:00 pm. Everyone was tired from the party. The next day, we get to spend the day to be in the pool inside, but found out it would be closed because it had no heat.

"We lost power from the storm," said the clerk.

"Odd. Everything was working last night," said Stacey.

"Everything for the inside pool. A heater guy is coming to fix it later. I didn't want to catch a cold," said the clerk.

"Makes sense," I said.

"It should be back open tomorrow," said the clerk.

Oh, well. We can do something else. That afternoon, we had lunch in the café area.

"We'll be here for another day anyway," said Dad.

"Where are we heading next from here?" asked Dawn.

"Nashville, Tennessee," said Mr. Thomas.

"We got tickets for a show the day after tomorrow," added Dad.

"Swell," I said.

"That would be a fun thing to do," said Stacey.

"That would be cool to see a show," I said.

That night, while we had supper, we heard the heater is working and everyone can use the pool now. It doesn't close until around 10:00 pm.

"Want to go in tonight or wait until tomorrow?" asked Dad.

"Either way is fine with me," said Kristy.

We decided to do that tonight and tomorrow.

"Both days are fine," said Mr. Thomas.

We went to the pool for an hour. It felt good to be in that. The next day, we did that after we had breakfast. We were there for another hour. We went to the mall for the afternoon. We had lunch and saw a movie. We went back to the hotel later on. We had pizza for supper. We watched a few more movies. We went to bed before 11:00 pm.