Mon, Mar 01, 2004 - 1:01 p.m.

I'm back...Mardi Gras was absolutely great.

Since I got back, I can't properly describe to anyone what was so cool about this trip, but it made me feel good, and made me realize I'm changing. I felt so special down there. I guess I stood out--and I'm an attention whore so I loved every moment of it.

It was fun being with the baby (she's almost 2). Everyone asked if she was mine. My neice Jolie Rain is an absolutely delightful gorgeous child. I'm really going to miss her. She'd say the cutest things like: "I Love you Aunt Race".

I made lots of friends while I was traveling to New Orleans and while I was there. One cool guy that I met in the New York airport (my first stop over) was pretty cute and we talked while we waited for our flight...and then I ran into him again on Canal St during the week.

Mostly though, since we hung out so much at the tattoo shop (that my sister works at, and that her baby's Daddy owns) we made friends with that tattoo guys. Jodie and Okan were the funniest! They'd never hesitate to try and make me laugh.

On FAT TUESDAY when I got so freakin insanely drunk that I threw up all of my Captain Morgan and Coke, and I totally passed out on the couch at the shop. I guess I grabbed onto Jodie and he carried me to the car when it was time to leave. When he told me this the next day I said I was sorry and he said "That's okay. Like I really hate it when I have to carry really cute girls out to their car".

He told me I remind him of Britney Spears...which is a compliment to me because #1 I like her, and #2 He likes her and thinks she's cute. I can be really lame...I know.

While I realized last week that I wouldn't want to live in The Big Easy persay, it made me crave warmth. I'm more into California now than ever! I love the South. Coming home to freezing Canada was rather depressing.

Nick picked me up at the airport. He walked up while this guy was in the midst of hitting on me. That was funny..but I wasn't in a good mood because I was feeling rather queesy at the time. He was really sweet and had brought a present for me...The Virgin Suicides DVD. He was being really cute and saying stuff like "Don't ever go away for a week again, okay!".

Anyhow I should get moving today...I need to call lots of PT clients.

Here are some recent pics from New Orleans:

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