Story Time!!

Well, I've only been back in Louisiana for six days (after a perfect holiday vacation to Utah) but already the craziness continues here on the bayou. Just as a quick side note, I want to start by saying that I hope my posts about life here aren't offensive to anyone. My purpose is mostly just to write all of the crazy things that happen here down so that Jeremy and I have memories to look back on once we move. If I offend anyone it's not intentional, these posts are purely for kicks and giggles.

Story number one begins with a man who is celebrating his birthday, and just living it up basically. His night begins with a giant gold chain that he decides to wear around his neck (everyone needs a little bling right), but his family and friends decided that this gold chain needs a little spice, a little something extra, so they go about pinning several hundred dollar bills all around it. Well now it's time to hit the town, but first this dude decided he needed go to a local gas station, pick up a snack, and gas up the car...all while still sporting his chain. This is where the problems begin. He rolls into the "hood" of all gas stations in Thibodaux with the bills in plain sight. Well, he's gasing up his ride when two thugs roll up packing heat. They immediately demand that he hand over the bills...he can keep the gold chain though. So after being robbed at gun point the birthday boy pulls out his own pistol and shoots one of the robbers in the leg. What the...I guess along with the bling he's also packing heat. I just have one question though...in less your name is Flavor Flav, what kind of jack a** goes around wearing a giant gold chain pinned with hundred dollar bills?? The moral of this story, leave the birthday bling at home next time.

Story number two takes place at the very hospital where I work. It's evaluation time right now, and one of the girls I work with is put in the hot seat. She's had several complaints that she is rude, doesn't do her work and mouths off to the nurses...SHOCKER!! So anyway, she's having her eval and these issues are brought to her attention. She is told that she is now on probation, and that she has 30 days to shape up or she will be shipped out. Her response..."I'm straight hood, you can't expect me to change who I am or to become something that I'm not"...in other words, it's unrealistic to expect her to be pleasant to work with and to have a stronger work ethic. What happens from here??? Well she's still working with us, so we'll see if she can improve her hood-like attitude. The moral of this story, don't ever tell your boss that you are "straight hood" during your evaluation.

Once again...welcome to Louisiana!!

Happy Holidays

Here's a sneak peak of the mullet for those of you requesting pictures. I'm learning how to tame it, and it's looking a little better then it did in the beginning. Anyway, hope you enjoy the picture, and we hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Not a fan of the layers

Yesterday I swallowed my pride, and for the first time since moving to Louisiana I decided to get my hair done out here. It's always risky for a girl to try a new stylist and this time was no exception. I made my appointment and when I arrived, the first sign of danger was that girl doing my hair had to take 5 for a smoke...ewww!! Anyway, I told her that I'd like a dark chocolate brown color for the, and that I wanted to keep the length and add a few bangs...pretty simple right? Well the color turned out really cute, but somewhere along the line the stylist suggested adding a few long layers to my cut. It sounded harmless so I agreed, but those long layers turned out to be code for really short mullet-like accents around the face. I tried to hold back the tears in the salon but they just came out flowing. When she asked me if I was ok I told her "oh yes, I'm just crying because I haven't seen anyone work the scissors like that in a long time...impressive". Alright, to be honest I didn't really cry, but that's only because I didn't get to make a good enough assessment of the cut until I got home. On a positive note, I suppose my new look is better then the mop I was sporting before. I doubt even a rabid squirrel on the loose up there could have made it look worse then it was. I sure hope these layers grow out fast because I'm not sure how long I can handle this business up front, party in the back look. Yikes!! I'll post pictures soon so you can all laugh at me.

Snow on the Bayou!!!

If you thought the world was rocked during the anthrax scare in 2001 check this out....I wake up this morning and it's SNOWING outside...WTH!! This just doesn't happen in Louisiana. The funniest part about it is that several of the local schools are closed today due to the weather. I think these cats need to come to Utah if they think this is bad. I must say though that this is a bit of a Christmas miracle for me, because I've been wishing and hoping for snow, the only thing is I was wishing and hoping for it when we got to Utah. In my wildest dreams I never imagined it would happen here. Poor Jer bear has to work in this nonsense, and it's his birthday too...sorry sugar! Next time I'll be careful what I wish for.

The Fun Continues

Today we made our way to New Orleans to show Corey a rip-roaring time. Our day was filled with lots of tasty food, views of the mighty Mississippi, strolls through the French Quarter in search of Brad and Angie's multi-million dollar homestead, and plenty of tempting bargains at the French Market.


Strolling the French Quarter




Our Beignet breakfast at the famous Cafe Du Monde


Me and Corey standing outside of Cafe Du Monde.


Saint Louis Cathedral


Corey in front of the Mississippi.


Bourbon Street


Pirates Alley


Decatur Street




Enjoying our ice cream from the Creole Creamery (featured on the food network)

My Thoughts on Twilight

Like so many others, Corey and I headed for the big screen on Friday to check out the new Twilight movie. Fortunately, the craze for vampires isn't as big out here so we didn't have to battle any crowds at the theater. My feelings for this flick were somewhat mixed and if you care to embark then please read on.

-I knew going into this movie that the actress who plays Bella isn't very well known, but, until I saw her being interviewed on E-News I had no idea that she was the one who played the little boy in the movie Panic Room. If you ever had the displeasure of seeing this movie then you know what I am talking about. Surely though I was not the only one confused about her gender in that movie??? I guess her name was Sarah...but still!!


Proof of gender confusion.

-Not to be super negative, but all of the buzz from the "Team Jacob" fans got me to thinking that he was a super studly Native American....all I have to say about that is NOT! I felt strongly that he needed a man-makeover STAT! I guess that opinion is arguable by other fans who may have thought he was a cutie.


It's like an over greased widows peak meets Danny Zuko and the T-Birds.

-On a higher note, I loved the scene where the Cullen's play a friendly game of baseball (as vampires sometimes do). Anyway, Loved it!!


Batter Up!!

-As you may have guessed from my earlier dis on Jacob I am definitely "Team Edward". Although cheezy at times, I thought that he did a good job of seducing his female audience. I was so proud of Edward for finding the will within to stop his blood sucking attack on Bella, even though she was quite tasty. True, she probably needed a 2-3 pint transfusion afterwards, but the important thing is he fought through the urge to suck her dry.


The happy couple at prom after Bella's brave recovery.

All-in-all I thought this was an entertaining movie, and I can honestly say that I am more motivated then ever to read another chapter or two from Twilight before the year is up. Nothing like going out with a bang!

Corey Comes to the Bayou

Last Wednesday my sister Corey made her way to the bayou for a visit. Corey coming to visit equals loads of girl talk, Felicity senior year, touring the Cajun country, and basically just living, laughing and loving life to the fullest. It has been exceptionally great having her here, and I must say we are really living it up, as sisters sometimes do. Here are a few pictures from our week so far. We still have mounds of fun and photo opportunities to come, so stay tuned for more of the best week ever 2008!!



Corey taking her chances with some Cajun shrimp gumbo. I don't have a picture, but things really got crazy when we ordered fried alligator....hey, if they can eat us we should be able to eat them too!







After downing our Po-boys, gumbo and alligator Captain Jeremy took us for a tour of PHI and let us sit in his helicopter.





Me and Corey doing some holiday baking. The Christmas shapes took a turn for the worst once we popped these delights in the oven....who knew!



Rockin the season with our gingerbread house skills. A most wonderful time of year indeed!