I hope everyone has been enjoying their break as much as I have! This week has been the first week it has really felt like spring. The weather has been more than beautiful and all of the cars are covered in pollen. To celebrate this season I made a trip to the snowball stand by my house with a few friends. As I enjoyed my delicious sugar attack I thought about creole crossroads and Gumbo Tales. A few days later I enjoyed a crawfish boil with my family and friends. We sat outside on the lake and enjoyed our crawfish in the 75 degree weather. I just started reading Voodoo Queen a few days ago (I had to order it because Banes and Noble doesn't carry it in store) and am still not very far. I am excited to lean about Marie Laveau's life, reputation and status. I am familiar with the name, but only know the basis of her life and her seemingly interesting story.