it's about time for an update!

i thought i couldn't get busier, but i was wrong! my apologies for leaving this space so very quiet.

i've been wrapping up my practicum this week, i've been so squeezing out every second i can to work on that. like, every second i can. i've piled on 45 hours since i got back here, and i'm down to my last eight hours now!

school has started up again, and i really like my classes this semester. it helps that i worked in the field this summer, so that really makes the concepts and ideas feel so much more relevant.

Mike is here, and that is wonderful. this blog may end up becoming Mike's Adventures in New Orleans, because i like being behind the "camera" (iPhone).

here are a few of the many, many things we've done since we arrived back here:

we went to a Zephyrs game, the local AAA team. the stadium is out in the New Orleans suburbs and you can sit on the stands or on the levee. It was $3 bourbon night the night we went, and a great way to spend a hot Louisiana night. I've been wanting to go all summer but never got the chance. Glad we could make it before the season ended.

our seats weren't too bad.

i ran a 5K through the French Quarter. it ended in the Superdome, on the field! i was so happy to have Mike there cheering for me the whole way.

Girls on the Run training happened earlier this weekend at a local elementary school. We're gearing up for a new season. I was recognized for a few things during training, which was really cool. also, a few girls from the School of Public Health that I recruited to be coaches came to train. that was really great. there are two sites coaching this season in French!

also, this weekend is the Saints first weekend! the city is buzzing with excitement. we're screen printing shirts at the store. they chose my design to use, which is really cool! here's the design:

we went to Gleason Gras on Friday night, a benefit for Team Gleason. Steve Gleason is a former Saints player who has ALS, and Team Gleason is his charity. lots of food, good energy, and great music. we saw Galactic perform and danced and sweated the night away.

other than that, we've been exploring the city as much as we can, and i've been introducing Mike to all of my favorite places in the neighborhood. here he is enjoying extra-spicy shrimp pho at our neighborhood vietnamese joint.

and his first snoball at Sno-Wizard on Magazine!

ok, that's all for now. we are really, really looking forward to Florida next week! much more to come.