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 =)
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yeah! NOLA's a giant bowl so the trade winds from the ocean and the gianormous lake blow all kinds of pollen in and it just sits and settles...then w/o much rain the alergens are horrible there. not to mention all the mold growth from being below sea level and practically 100% humidity constantly. the good news...a mild "winter"
sooo...i think this is a sign that you should have just stayed in nashville to begin with! hahaha jk sorry there isn't much play area for lola...you'll have to hunt down some nice dog parks there...and i think you need her with you there until you make friends! hows the assignment going? isn't there a mandatory evacuation there? ahhh and regarding allergies, mine were awful when i came to nashville, already on zyrtec...try a nasal spray :) we miss you! would you believe that the nicu has 74 babies?!?! insanity!!
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