San Fermin en Nueva Orleans

Sup, kids?!?  I've recovered from yet another fabulous weekend in New Orleans.  First we had Random Bar Night, usually it's the first Friday of the month, but because of America's Birthday, it was postponed a week.  We pre-gamed at Superior Grill - two margaritas later....hammered!  Then off to the random bar, Brothers 3.  Took a quick nap on Megan's couch.....got ready, and then off to run with the bulls!  No, not actual bulls....it's like the real one in Pamploma, but the bulls are roller derby girls, and there isn't really and running involved.  As with most events in NOLA, it's really about the boozing with friends.  And boy, did we ever.  Yesterday was kickball, today is kickball, and tomorrow is laundry.  Just another few days in the life of a thirty something trying to figure it all out.

 

Summer is upon us....

My how time flies....I did figure out how to post from my phone, and then I got busy with life again.  If it's not kickball games, it's kickball related activities with kickball people.

To recap:
Spending Mother's Day with my mom
Bar Olympics
Flip Cup Tournament (in Atlanta, departing NOLA at 1AM Friday night/Saturday morning
My thirsty thirty-first birthday
Keg Parties (one for our Wednesday charity winners and one for the aforementioned Bar Olympics we won)
Scavenger Hunting in the French Quarter
Telling the ex-booty call off
Charity Potluck fundraiser
Popping my Tubing cherry
Memorial Day Bar Crawl
First sailing trip of the year
The first two seasons of Nip/Tuck
Cooking again, FINALLY!!!!
My first NOLA Wedding (one I planned, not attended)
Telling my father about the next one on Father's Day
and.....my personal favorite....

QUITTING SMOKING!!!!!!

That's right folks....I've been smoke free for 8 days - 7 of which I've had to work.  I'm so proud of myself for doing this, and super happy that I have four amazing friends who all wanted to quit at the same time.  And even more happy we have 5 friends supporting us as "sponsors" by sending us motivational texts, e-mails and creating care packages for us.  I've been tempted almost every day, but I'm staying strong and I'm going to win.  Oh yeah, there's a financial incentive to quit as well.  We all know what motivates me, so this situation is literally perfect.  All the trash talking about how I'll be the first to "lose" makes me want to win.  Also, I've not spent like $40 on cigarettes already, so there's that.

I'm still here.

Still alive, still single, still planning events, still playing kickball. And still missing that elusive something. I'm ready for it. Whatever it is, please come soon, so I can feel closer to whole. I'm optimistic and prepared. Time for some soul searching. Stay tuned.

*I figured out how to do this from my phone now, so I'll have more posts and more will be entertaining.