Too long

I was looking at the calendar today and it seems it has been over 2 weeks since my last post. Well, that is way too long and I have 2 excuses for this. 1: we went on vacation. YEAH! 2: I have been crazy busy with school.

Excuse #1: New Orleans vacation

We went to New Orleans (our first time) for chris and dana's wedding. new orleans is a very, very crazy city. the dj at the wedding said, you know how people say "what happens in vegas stays in vegas", well "what happens in new orleans, no one remembers". it is pretty true. everywhere you look, people are drinking, no matter what time of the day it is. you can drink on the street there, so everywhere you go all day, you can see people drinking. There were tons of bars that had signs saying "drinks to go". how crazy is that? well, we had a chance to hang out with some old childhood friends and it was great. i actually joined the boys for the bachlor party since i have known chris (the groom) since we were young kids. it was pretty fun, they didnt do anything too disgusting. on friday, we went for a bbq dinner at chris and dana's new home. they bought it after katrina and it was basically totally gutted out. so, they have rebuilt it from scrach and it looks amazing. Congrats you two!! the wedding on saturday was tons of fun. the ceremony was beautiful and chris cried like a baby. how sweet is that? there was great dancing, excellent food, tons of drinks and great friends and family. all that makes for a damn good wedding. now, the best part of this story (one that will be told for many, many, many years to come). so, chris and dana decide to leave their wedding reception in a 72 pontiac lemans that chris has been restoring over the years. the engine sounds beautiful. well, they get to the hotel and it seems that chris burned some rubber in front of the hotel and got arrested. they took him to jail in his tux and all in front of his bride (still in wedding dress). it was insane!! well, after a lot of drama, he finally got back to the hotel around 4 in the am. it seems that they couldnt even charge him with anything. he wasnt drunk or anything. they just gave him a ticket for reckless driving. I think it was so wrong of them to take him to jail on his wedding night when he didnt even do anything they can charge him for. anyway, all is well that ends well. chris and dana are now happily off on their honeymoon. we had a blast guys and we wish you both the best.
the rest of our time in new orleans was spent sight seeing and eating some soul food. it was quite delicious food. we got to see a bunch of art galleries and lots of street performers. it is a very old city with a lot of great history. we bought some spices and some art. overall it was a fantastic trip.

Excuse #2: phd school

so, i knew phd school would be challenging, but i guess i really underestimated the challenge. if you know me well, you know that i can handle a lot of things, but one thing that is quite hard for me is that feeling of being overwhelmed. well that is how i have felt the past few weeks. i am only taking 2 classes on monday and tuesday nights after work, but i am still working full time and attempting to make time for some fun (ie: vacation and musicals and stuff). well i have a 20 page literature review due on monday and a debate project due on tuesday. i also am way behind in my readings since i have been working on these projects. i am certain that this entire weekend will be spent studying, but i am ok with that as long as i can get it all done. i have been working hard each night after work so hopefully this weekend will be enough time to finish it all up. anyway, the classes are going well. i just think i need to readjust my expectations as to how much time i need to spend studying each day. i am sure it will work out, but i guess becoming a dr. is much harder than i originally thought. :) anyway, send smart and efficient thoughts my way this weekend.

what else can i tell you all about? oh yeah, we went to see the lion king on sunday after returning from new orleans. we went with my parents and gabe and a friend of his. it was a good time. i really enjoyed the show. they had some amazing costumes for all the animals and the songs were great too. good times. well, i am off to continue working. i will attempt to post more often.