July 6, 2008

Well, as the voting for which wig I should wear continues on my facebook page and through emails the end of the holiday weekend comes to an end.

Marc and Carla (friends from college)were driving through from visiting Granddoris so we had lunch at Raising Canes with Ana and Nathan and their son Luke(2). (Ana's baby Jake is not public ready since he hasn't had his shots yet)

Raising Canes....wherever it is located the LSU alums can always be found there. I spent most of the time holding Marc and Carla's 9 month old Cameron, he is just too cute with those huge blue eyes and strawberry hair.....he is so calm, quiet and stoic, all Rechenthin in that kiddo. (which is how I prefer babies) I did have to handoff and spend some time with my boy Luke, he loves me.....ok, he loved my fries but all men are gonna use you for something and most aren't that cute and cuddly. I didn't want him thinking I had traded him in for a younger model. Since I accidently had my camera in video mode I am going to have to figure out how to add photos later.

Sadly you sometimes don't remember how much you miss having certain people in your life until they come back in. This is what I was thinking after seeing Carla yesterday. I wish there had been a better reason but if it took me getting cancer for me to realize I was missing a dear friend, then again in this I give thanks.

For every blessing he pours out I will turn back to praise.

I'm doing ok, tired......I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. I downloaded that song to my Facebook page because it is exactly how I feel. I also downloaded Home by Blake Shelton (made popular by Michael Buble). I am having a major New Orleans craving.....don't think I ever miss Alexandria but I do miss New Orleans from time to time and it has always been my refuge when I was going through an emotional struggle in the past. I'd trek over and stay in Big Ina's guest room and get lost in the city during the day to be home for dinner by cocktail hour (ever since Papaw found out a lil glass a day is good for you....we didn't tell him that was wine not Jack Daniels...at his age who cares and it gives him something to do while waiting on dinner). So yeah, I want to buy some beignets and a REAL Cafe' au lait and take it to the top of Jackson Brewery and sit outside and play Tourist or Native as I overlook the city

I know I've said this before, but alas, as a Training professional I know repetition is important for a knowledge transfer to occur. You have this life altering, I should appreciate and savor every second kind of ordeal but then are too tired to do anything to appreciate......I think that's why people take leaves of absence from work. It is why I am debating it. So that the tiny bit of energy I have will not be spent in meetings where whatever is actually decided will change the following week at the same meeting. I dunno, debate is the key word. On the flip side I think keeping any kind of regular schedule is good emotionally and mentally for me so we shall see. In the end I am pretty sureI will work as long as physically possible because my team is already having to do extra and I've only cut back to 35-40 hours a week. I know, I'm such a slacker.

Ok, that's all I have this week.