After my PTP class a group of us went out to the Bulldog and got a drink and expanded our pint glass collection. We celebrated even more over the weekend when we had our 8 months delayed house party/ birthday party. We had a theme of “All you need is LOVE”! We had a good turn out and everyone said they had a great time dancing under out disco ball, talking, and eating heart shaped food. I had a blast:)
Last weekend Courtney, Lizzy, other TFA friends, and I went camping! I know, camping in Louisiana, right? I didn’t know what to expect. We went to Bayou Segnette State Park just 30 minutes from our place. It was nice, but very different from the camping I am used to! The park was pretty open without a lot of trees – we could see our Boy Scout neighbors in all their tug-o-war glory. It was possibly the coldest weekend of the year for New Orleans. It was down in the low thirties at night and only a high of 50 for the day. The first night was crazy cold. I wore 2 pairs of socks, leg warmers, spandex, yoga pants, sweat pants, 2 long sleeved shirts, a sweatshirt with the hood on, a fleece, and a beanie. Even with all of that, an extra fleece blanket in my sleeping bag, and four of us sleeping close I had a hard time sleeping. Luckily the second night was warmer. On Saturday morning we ran in a 5 mile road race. Coach Courtney helped me to pull through and run the whole thing. I was so sore the next day that I could barely walk! Before this race I had only run about 3 miles consecutively. We planned on doing the 2 mile course, but we realized we had a whole day with no plans so we might was well just keep running. We finished in 55 minutes. Even though it was very hard, it felt good to push and challenge myself physically. The whole weekend was great. It was incredible to just enjoy living without an agenda. To take in some fresh air and just relax. I wrote some notes, wrote in my journal, finished my book, drew a picture, took some walks, napped, ate good food. It was a needed trip. I found it very hard to come back into the rush and stress of my daily life. I feel like I do a pretty good job of doing things for me, but this life just doesn’t leave much time to just take a break!
I will soon have a long break – spring break! We have 4 days this week and then I have 10 days off of work! Oh, I cannot wait. My entire family is coming down – Mama, Daddy, Athena, Bekah, and Scott. It is going to be a wonderful 7 days with them. It will be great for them to see what my life is like and experience the crazy Big Easy!
I still cannot say that I love this place, but New Orleans is really growing on me. I can’t complain about this early spring weather. They say it wont last long, but right now it is incredible. I am sitting on my porch looking at the bright blue sky, enjoying the strong sun, and light breeze. The week’s forecast is looking pretty good…
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