I feel pretty, Oh so pretty...

I love the way a fresh coat of polish makes me feel!



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Location:St Charles Ave,New Orleans,United States

Social Networking Overload

It had been done. During the Emmys last night I joined Twitter.


Choosing a name was definitely the hardest part. EmilyEmily suggested my old xanga name "mu4lyfe". I decided against it since only a few people would see the humor. In honor of my sweet friend, JZ who just recently went off to basic training, I chose the nickname he gave me - pronounced nay-nay-beau-beau.

In keeping with the social network overload I downloaded an app to post blog updates. As my sister advised " You don't even keep up with your blog, why do you need twitter?"

So here's to distractions from work!

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Location:St Charles Ave,New Orleans,United States

God save the king of New Orleans

I miss concerts. I used to go to concerts all the time. The loud noise. The seizure inducing stage lights. The euphoria of singing along to amazing songs. Of course they were amazing - I have wonderful taste in music. Even that time in high school when I was obsessed with Tinman Jones (ok - maybe that was a bit of a weak point in my music loving history).
Here's a problem that I probably should have considered before getting married. Matt doesn't so much like concerts. And it's nearly impossible to get him to agree to go to go to one. I figured when he passed up Our Lady Peace this past fall that I was doomed to a future with no concerts. But alas! This past weekend Matt and I went to the House of Blues for an Ochsner benefit concert with Better Than Ezra. They are not one of my favorite bands, but Matt really likes them. And I was not about to pass up the opportunity to feed my concert addiction. The show was actually pretty good. The crowd was not your typical super young groupies because the tickets were a little pricey - benefit concert and all. The band played all the good old songs and made jokes all night. It was fulfilling.
I would love to say that I will be spending the evening with Michael Buble on July 14th... Who's coming with me?

You gotta give a little

I celebrated the swearing in of the new mayor of New Orleans with Swiss Bakery petit fours (I blame the name sake for the number of miniature cake heavens that I consumed.)
It all evens out in the wash. I met with ADAM at Elmwood Fitness Center for my new member fitness consultation. I am on the road hopefully working off four petit fours and the Happy Belly that I have high hopes of enjoying this weekend. The good news that is buried in the previous sentence is that I am going home this weekend! Quality sister time is ahead!
I have become marginally obsessed with the Amazon Kindle. I downloaded the free app a while ago and have no will power to step away. I'm not even sure how many books I have read. I think my husband disowned me when I found the entire Twilight series at my fingertips. Truth be told, I read more at work that week than I should have. But seriously - those books are amazing.

Truth

There are 7.5 months worth of necessary updates. But the overwhelming truth today is that I'm ready to go home.

Home Sweet Home

So I only left like 12 days ago, but I am so happy to be going home tomorrow. Monday is Labor Day, so Matt doesn't have to work, and he is off every Friday. Plus I haven't started my new job yet. So we're heading to Shreveport (I'm leaving earlier than him, because I don't like to drive in the dark if I don't have to).
We will be celebrating my dad's 62nd birthday while in town. In preparation I went to the French Market and bought him some pralines and a slice of Tiger Bark fudge. Then I ordered him a Doberge cake from Maurice's in Metairie. It is half vanilla and half praline. I guess I feel like Dad wants to celebrate this birthday with sweets...
I also had lunch with Burger at Tulane today. Two weeks in NOLA, two lunches with Burger. I think we have a good thing going. I got a text message this evening that read "I just shook Ron Paul's hand." I think he is enjoying college.
I will be spending next week in Tyler with my sister. I haven't seen her house yet, so I am pretty excited. She has a pool! Another plus is that Jenny and Derek live there. Should be a fun time.

You can let your hair hang down. New Orleans is a party town!

I am officially a New Orleans resident. I guess that's a lie. I am a resident of River Ridge, LA - which is really just Harahan. The movers came at 7:45 on Friday August 21st. After hours of packing and loading we all headed out. Ellis rode with me. She slept on a blanket in the passenger seat the WHOLE time. She was such a good girl. Walter rode in Matt's passenger seat in his new carrier. The drive was more adventurous that we wanted. We made our one stop in Opelousas at my favorite gas station - only because the Citgo on Tech Drive is no longer a Citgo. I got out of the car and went to check on Walter. Matt looked worried. He told/showed me that Walter's eyes were really scary looking. It was as if they were rolled back in his head kindof at an angle. Well, I freaked out! I called Sarah (my vet) multiple times until I got to talk to her. A couple of days earlier Sarah gave me some sedatives for Walter so that he would not cry all the way to NOLA. Apparently, when the sedative is working a cat's third eyelid will come up (or something) and it looks really freaky. Too bad she didn't tell me that ahead of time. So with reassured minds we continued on. We didn't get to our apt until around 10pm. By that time we were so exhausted that we just went to sleep (on the air mattress that we brought). The movers came at 7:30 Saturday morning and unloaded everything. They were done well before lunch. I have spent the last week unpacking/organizing. All boxes are unpacked and everything is almost completely organized. All that is left is a little decorating. I have lots of pictures to hang up.
Since being here Matt and I haven't done too much. A few highlights:
Reginelli's Pizza
9 doors
Free movie rentals in our apartment office
Dishwasher
Cooking almost every night
DVR!!!
SO many walls!!
Temperature in the high 80's, low 90's
Stuffed Sno Cones

Picture Time!!



After moving stuff in Matt and Ellis were worn out!


I finally got to unpack all of my beautiful Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick pots and pans.


My kitchen is so tiny, yet so cute!

I miss Shreveport very very much, but I am enjoying my new home with all the walls and closets and new places to discover.