Yesterday

Yesterday was lovely. We were granted a reprieve from the mugginess that has been plaguing us the past few days and it was almost "chilly". The skies were clear and the sun was out but best of all I had a playdate at the Farmer's Market where I met with another mom and was overwhelmed by a lot of questions from a mom-to-be. It was nice to be out. Addy and I walked from the house which is just under two miles but I went some ass-backwards way so I was sure that I was going to be late.

It is so good for me to get out and walk around Uptown. Addy and I run errands frequently but they're usually in Metairie which is a whole 'nother world. Walking around yesterday I saw kids playing, people chatting in the street and tons of new roofs being constructed. Lately I've been watching the news and feeling guilty that we have a home, that we had family to go to out of town and that we have settled with our insurance company for a generous amount of money.

But again, I remind myself that we all lost something. I miss my friends. I miss the people that I took for granted for years, a group of transplants from all over the country. They've all scattered and I'm happy for them because some of them are doing incredible things but as much as I had prepared for things to change once the baby was born, I wasn't prepared for this. I even miss you, Tex, if that is your real name.

I also still cry when I hear Soniat's My Home Town New Orleans and I can't blame the hormones for this one.

Anyway, the bottom line is that I need to make some girlfriends; girlfriends with kids and preferably Uptowners with guilt complexes. This leads me dangerously close to Junior League territory where I will be out diamond-ed. Even when those ladies are wearing sweats they're sporting some huge rocks.