Yep, that’s the nickname of the town I spent most of my formative years in and where my parents still live. I was down in New Orleans to shoot an event, and since my flight didn’t leave until two days after the work was completed, I was originally going to enjoy the Big Easy but instead opted to rent a car and drive the over 12 hour round trip to make a surprise visit to my parents, who are now suffering from empty nest syndrome with my sister having moved far enough away not to be able to see them regularly as she could before.

It was nice to see them, and I could tell that my mom especially was elated for me to be back home, and that made the long driving all worth while. I can tell she’s having a hard time adjusting to being at home all alone with no more kids around. For about 30 years she was used to either me or Lisa being there, so I was happy to spend the two days in town with them. We went bowling and generally just relaxed, which is about all you can do in Auburn on an away game weekend…

Here’s a few shots from when I finally took my camera out.