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LAFLA OLMUYOR

Cumhurbaşkanı korkusuyla Rize’ye sık sık gelen her atanmış Bakan geldiğinde vaatlerini söyleyip gidiyor.

Beyler lafla iş olsaydı peynir gemileri yürütürdü.

Bakan gelir, beraberinde partili arkadaşları git gör gez ve iki laf et. Sonuç ne genellikle her şey söylendiğiyle kalıyor.

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Video by @LegalAidFdnofLA:

What didn't we love about Lafayette? Never had we done so much waltzing in our lives or had that much fried seafood, either. The weather was warm and the locals were warmer as they showed us around town (thanks, Erin with @deepsouthmag!), taught us the cajun jig (Paul and Joyce), and welcomed us to their Kiwanis club lunchons (Kemper...). 

Although our cajun French is still in disrepair, we definitely caught wind of the contagious joie de vivre. Here's some of our favorite memories and a few of the people we recorded in Lafayette. Thanks again!

Au revoir,

It all started for us when Molly and Katy created a jingle to the words, "this is our aha moment." A two part harmony and some fish/brisket/smoked shrimp tacos later, we found ourselves madly in sweet taco sister love.

The romance only got better when the Mutual of Omaha aha crew was invited to come learn the ropes ourselves. There could not be any sweeter, more funny, more spunky taco makers out there. I'll just add that they wake up before the break-of-the-break of dawn to start the smoking process on the fish. And it is well worth it.

And all of this from a powerful phone call between the girls when they decided that, no matter what relocation necessary, they would finally open up a restaurant together and pursue their dream.

This story is for all of us who once had a dream to open a restaurant/start a business/make tacos. Thanks, Katy and Molly.

We met Paul and Joyce at Randol’s, a restaurant/dancehall in Lafayette. We convinced them to come and share their aha moment which came when after 25 years of marriage they decided to take up dancing.

Here, in the first of our “Behind the Scenes” videos, is what ensued after the interview ended. We’ve had a lot of singing in the Airstream before, but never this…

When in Lafayette, do as the Lafayettans do. And we did. We learned the steps of the Louisianan waltz and tasted the spices of some Cajun cuisine at Randol's restaurant.

Watch as the Mutual of Omaha crew learns the ropes to this Cajun jig from a local couple, Paul and Joyce. Stay tuned, they might just make another blog appearance!