Welcome to Laurie's Roundeo

I am Bidi (Irish) and Graham Watt's daughter and I live in New Orleans, LA.  I have never been married, but I am always looking.  I have had two children but only one remains.  My first was a black lab named Ruby, and she died in March of 2007.  My other is an SPCA mutt named Piper who really enjoys being the only pup in the house.  I work as the Area Director of Human Resources for Hilton Hotels in Louisiana, and have been working at the Hilton Riverside for 12 years.  Hotels and HR have been my career.  I can't think of a better combination (never a dull moment!). 

In Katrina, I did lose my house.  I had seven feet of water for almost three weeks.  Unfortunately, I lost some wonderful family antiques, including pieces from Frieda and Stew Martin, Thursia Irish's best friend and my mom's godmother.  It was devasting to pick up a piece of furniture and it break in half in your hands.  I rebuilt quickly and moved back in my house in December of 2006.  SOOOO glad I did.  It's a great house. 

As a result of the storm, I became involved with the recovery of my area of New Orleans called Gentilly, and this year I was just elected as President of the Gentilly Civic Improvement Association.  The GCIA is an umbrella organization working as one voice for 21 different neighborhoods.  We are working on our first "Gentilly Fest 2008 - Back to the Breach" which is October 11th.    

That's all for now.  Peace, Love and Happiness, Laurie.