Seriously...?

UGGGGGGHHHHH!!! My little traveling adventure is not getting off to the greatest start. Lola and I made it to New Orleans wednesday afternoon without any problems. We got to our new apartment, checked in and unpacked. I like the new place. I think it's pretty cute =) I have a 2BR apartment b/c they were out of 1BRs. I was a little annoyed that the furniture delivery people put the bedroom furniture in the NON-master bedroom, but I got over that pretty quickly. I tried to be superwoman and move the furniture into the master bedroom all by myself, but after I got the damn dresser wedged stuck in the hallway I gave it up. (I felt like Austin Powers in the first one when he got that golf cart stuck in between those 2 walls)

Problem #1: There is VERY little grass in the apartment complex. I didn't realize it until I took Lola out to potty. I was like, "what the heck???" There are plenty of trees, bushes and dirt, but no grass. I had to walk like 3 buildings down to find a SMALL area of grass for her to use. I'm used to just walking out the door and down the stairs to some grass. Not here. And plus, Lola doesn't pee and poo in the same piece of grass, so making it work got a little tricky. GRRRRRRR!!!

Problem #2: My allergies have been going NUTS! Itchy, runny eyes, itchy throat, sneezing. I take Zyrtec everyday already, so I don't know what the heck is goin on. I hope I feel better soon. Oh...it's hot as hell down here too!! Phew!!

Problem #3: THERE'S A HURRICANE A'COMIN!!!! I knew the risk of hurricanes when I accepted this assignment, but damn....the day after I freakin get down there??? Not cool, man. I had originally planned to fly back to Nashville on friday for my family reunion. I had also planned to board Lola in New Orleans while I was gone. So this morning I called the place to make the arrangements and they informed me that they are not taking pets due to the HURRICANE A'COMIN! My flight was on Southwest and they don't fly pets. The customer service rep suggested that I try American Airlines b/c they do fly pets. Yeah....round trip, WITH stops, would have been well over $1000!!! My round trip flight on southwest was only $178, so I was like HELL NAW!!!! So what did I do??? I drove my happy ass right back to Nashville. Gross. I drove almost 1200 f-in miles in 2 f-in days. All because of Princess Lola. Speaking of Lola....her ass might stay in Nashville for a while. I havent decided completely yet, but I'm thinking about it. My apartment is just not well-suited for a dog (i.e., no reasonable amount of grass OR walking space). And to think...I gave up the chance to live in a fancy downtown highrise... DAMN!!

Anyway...once Gustav's ass does whatever he's supposed to do (which will hopefully be NOTHING---Gustav's the hurricane, not my secret Hispanic lover), I'll be heading back to N'awlins to start my assignment. Hopefully things will go a little better. I'm optimistic =)

Cheyanna Banana!!

I have a better video of Cheyann playin Patty Cake, but it's too large to upload on here. So...here's one of her being silly. She is getting SO big and she is SO stinkin CUTE!

Boxes galore...

Moving SUCKS!!!! Ugggghhhh...and I gotta do this shit every three months??!!! What the hell was I thinking?? I keep trying to cut done on the stuff I'm taking, but I'm still gonna end up taking a whole bunch of stuff... Oh well...

Meanwhile...Lola is walking around here being completely useless. Just running around chewin up shit. I'm like pack a box, run the vacuum, do SOMETHING!! But then I remember she's just a dog... Maybe I should have gotten a chimp or something instead. I bet I could have taught it how to pack and tape up a box. Damn it! Hindsight is always 20/20...

Bittersweet Goodbye...

So this is my next to last night at VCH... I got a teeny-tiny bit sad on the way to work tonight. What's crazy is that I'm finally feeling like I've made a niche for myself here, and now I'm leaving. Life's kinda funny like that.

I will miss all the buddies that I made. I will miss the familiar faces. I will miss the comfort of working in familiar surroundings. Oh well. It's time for a change and some excitement. Not that Nashville wasn't exciting enough for me...wait...it WASN'T! That's why I'm leaving! Maybe I'll find my way back...

What lies ahead for me, I don't know. But I am VERY excited about trying to find that out. For the first time in my life I will be completely alone. Well...except for my little Lolita. But she doesn't count. What I mean is that I'll be without family or friends in a new city...for the first time...ever. I guess it's time to see what I'm made of. I'm optimistic. My glass is definitely half-full. Wanna sip....?

My blog...

Hey! I've never had a blog before and I thought that this would be a good time to try it out. As you know, me and Ms. Lola Bad Ass (my Italian Greyhound---for those of you that don't know) are gonna be hittin the road in September! First stop....NEW ORLEANS!!! I'm excited...and a little nervous...but I have a feeling it's gonna be great! And if it sucks...I can always bring my ass right back to Vanderbilt : ) I'm sure me and Lola will find plenty of trouble to get into and have lots of fun.

Anywho...I started this blog to have a way to keep in touch with everybody and to give y'all updates and post pictures of our travels. Speaking of pictures...I'm gonna try to get some up of me and Lola (if I don't sell her to the gypsies first). I'm only kidding...she's bad as hell, but I love her. Check back soon for updates...