So Close...

This weekend I was suppose to be home...
This weekend I was planning on laying on my couch and watching movies...
This weekend I was hoping to work on some music I've been writing...
This weekend I was wanting to sleep in my own bed...

But, thanks to the people at AirTran and a weather delay, I worked from my hotel room in New Orleans. Not exactly the relaxing weekend I was hoping to have. Oh well, I will for sure be home this weekend, back in my own bed, which quite frankly I don't think is quite as comfortable as the one in my hotel room.

That's life I suppose, or at least the one I get to have while working here.

See you all soon - I hope.

I stole this, but it's still good...

Father-God, hear my heart in this piece!

"My Lord God
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.

Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following Your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.

But I believe the desire to please You does in fact please You.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that, if I do this,
You will lead me by the right road,
though I may know nothing about it.

Therefore I will trust You always
though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear,
for You are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone.

- Thomas Merton

Stuck in New Orleans w/out her...

Not fun...

Can't wait to be home...

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Big Easy day 5

Finally made it to the French Quarter today (which as it turns out is only a few short blocks from my hotel). I ironically was meeting my sister and her missions team from their church in Michigan. They had a day off and decided to experience New Orleans which was an hour drive from Mississippi where they are working distributing food and clothing to some displaced and under-resourced folks there. It was great to see someone who actually knows me. I have been fairly out on my own for a while since arriving here. Even though my co-workers are great, it's not the same as spending even a few chilly hours in the quarter with people who simply know you without asking questions.

That's life from the South right now - a relaxing weekend of work, college hoops and the Quarter...

Time for some room service!

W

Newark to New Orleans

My trip to Newark = flawless.
Found a place to store my luggage while I trounced around Manhattan.

Trip to New Orleans - first class as far as the flight is concerned...
there was however one small hang up...
This bag shown below did not manage to make the trip all the way w/a layover in Atlanta... due to some miscommunication between the alleged good people at Continental and Delta. (I'm convinced by the way that Delta actually is no longer actually sanctioned to fly in the U.S., but no one with authority even realizes they actually are still flying planes...)


This bag was to arrive "between the hours of 11 am and 11pm as of 2pm on Wednedsay the 8th... luckily the courrier service managed to make from the airport to my hotel by 4 pm. Thankfully the luggage contents were all there and I was finally able to shower AND put on clean clothes.

Day two in New Orleans will prove to be even better - I am sure of it. I'm going to finally be doing something I'm somewhat good at for my job - buiding a database... why didn't I think about doing that before...

More later - stay tuned for my New Orleans update.

Best of New Orleans thus far

Bull Dog - Wednesday night is beer night - you get to take the glass pint glasses home w/ you after you drink. Good times.