alas, hurricane (or himmicane more appropriately) Gustav managed to leave Natchitoches with far less damage then anyone had predicted. By the grace of God, my house and cat were completely unscathed.
Out of desperation I left Annie in a make shift bunker for Gustav when I travelled north for the first time as an "evacuee" - although I wasn't really evacuating... I was planning on being in St. Louis anyway for Coop's wedding. However, because of Gustav all of my flights were cancelled. I was moved from flight to flight until I gave up. Luckily NSU cancelled classes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday that week and I had already requested Thursday and Friday off, so I packed up stella and began working on Annie's hurricane bunker. you should have seen it-i was pretty proud, think army fox hole meets childhood fort meets kitty playground...all in my bathroom.
The highlights of my trip to St. Louis:
-Getting to sleep in
-Attending Coop's very classy "bachelorette party" at D'Vine Wine & Cheese in Kirkwood (i use quotes because there was no paraphernalia or nakedness involved, thus comprimising it's status as a true bachelorette party)
-Attending Coop's pre-rehersal Luncheon at Mimi's cafe and enjoyed being surrounded by some of the most wonderful women ever(and the most wonderful and DELICIOUS muffins the size of your head ever)
-Coop's Wedding: I can't say enough about how beautiful Coop was, the ceremony was, how much fun the reception was. All in all, the events surrounding the Cooper/Wade wedding were an absolute blessing. It was wonderful to see old friends, meet new friends, and be there to witness such a blessed union that only God could have dreamed up.
alas, the end of my trip. Sunday morning bright and early, I re-packed stella full of clean laundry and the booty that I plundered at Trader Joes and my mom's pantry and headed south for the winter, much like a flock of seagulls, or wait, a flying V, or better yet a school of fish....you get the point.
When I hit arkansas, it hit me. I have great friends, i've been spoiled rotten, and my standards are far higher than most. While I like my job, and my boss (Jodie who is also my friend-duh), Natchitoches just isn't a bustling metropolis of talented, hysterically funny, beautiful, intelligent, caring, gifted, and witty, nurses, doctors, accountants, public affairs loving folks, advertising execs, student affairs professionals, etc... with great taste in music, you tube videos, food, culture, and wicked great dance moves.
all in all, I am not sure if it is where we came from, what we've learned, who we've met, where we've been, or what we've done, the folks in my life are pretty phenomenal. And in cities literally across the nation and even the planet, my friends are changing peoples lives, and giving me some hope in where the world may end up.
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