Ok, so there I was feeling sorry for myself. No job, no friends, no money. Nothing to do. I'd spent the last 2 days crying myself to sleep and contimplating what the heck I was doing living in Louisiana. I don't belong here, I am nothing like these people. I'm never going to meet anyone or fit in. Ever.

Then, out of the blue, Shawn's girlfriend (Shawn is a diver that I have never met but heard about) calls me. I've never met her, never even talked to her before. I think I heard of her a couple times from Mike.

So she calls me and says, "Hey, Shawn was supposed to go to New Orleans tonight with me to this concert, but he had to go offshore at the last minute. I heard that you were just hanging out by your self, so do you wanna come? It will be totally free to you, I already booked a hotel and have an extra ticket." She basically wanted to leave within the next hour.

Usually I wouldn't go on a 2 hour drive with a complete stranger to stay the night in as weird of a city as New Orleans. But I felt like my prayers were answered- This was meant to happen. I felt a complete turn-around on my emotions, and had something to hope for now. Someone to go hang out with! Someone to get me off my ass, and back into the city where I belong! Someone to remind me that I can have friends here just like I had friends up north.

So I did go. We went and saw some Scottish chick, I can't remember her name, I think it was K T something....She was really good, it reminded me of a combo between Sheryl Crow and Norah Jones. And then she had a room booked at The W (can we say fancy??) so we stayed there after the show. The next morning we woke up early and she showed me around the city. New Orleans is different- It's very cool though. Beautiful, but not clean. It was so exotic, so fun and carefree, but it smelled bad. I guess it was everything I expected it to be.

I am so happy right now. I also went to the mall and checked out some places I wouln't mind being employed at, part time so I can get a regualr schedule going and meet some new people. Gymboree looked like they might want to hire me, and I also got an application for Build-a-Bear. So that made me happier as well.

Now my other new friend Tiffany said her man is coming in tonight on weather... Maybe we will get so lucky?? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the winds in the Gulf of Mexico are strong the next few days. I miss my sweetheart.

Anyways, here are some pics of my adventure!