Dearest friends and family.
I know it’s been forever, but besides the fact that I have no more time for writing (which isn’t really true, because I do it anyway) I was paralyzed for a short time by the fact that 58 new people who don’t really know me are all over my internet space.
Don’t worry, I invited them. Then I went and started a giant group on facebook. Then I realized this internet business is a two-way street (which my grandpa always warned me about) and realized they can see all my pages and my pics and my notes, too. That’s why you may have received a little message ex-naying any comments about how many new friends I have. Not cool. Equivalent to waking up in the cafeteria, naked…Anyway, Elaine wants an update.
I currently live in the Public Health building downtown. I am not a Public Health student. I am a Social Work student, uptown. This is how things typically go for me. Always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I’ll post some pics of my apartment downtown, but you should know, in two weeks I am moving uptown. It will be fantastic. For starters, I expect less mold. Also, I will not have to park on the 4th floor, take the elevator to the 2nd floor, walk across the skybridge, walk through the hospital, walk across another skybridge, take the elevator the 3rd floor and walk to the end of the hall to get to my apartment. Also, I’ll have a pool. Oh, and complimentary coffee and pastries in the morning. I expect 3-5 more friends after my chocolate party, poolside.
Current apt:
Yes, SJP is doing just fine. But she’s always staring off into space. I wonder if she’s not adjusting well.
Here is my home office, which doubles as my bed:
I searched all my files for a few pics of the campus. Here are two from welcome weekend in August while I was working in the bookstore:
(As a side note, I emailed Intervarsity last week and found a small group to join on Tuesday nights. They were very welcoming even though I walked into their living room off the street and said: Hi, I’m Brooke. The guy who emailed me about the meeting wasn’t in attendance, so I can imagine it all seemed very street peddler-ish, especially when I started my tap routine and held up a sign asking for 5 dollars. They could have called the police. Instead, they invited me to sit down, thank GOD.)
Next. Sprinky’s sister, Christy—who I partially evacuated to during Gustav—came to visit yesterday. I was totally free to be out and about with no party-of-one situations.
(Like those even scare me.)
In 48 hours, Christy and I have eaten more food than we could handle. Christy weighs about 95 pounds, and had you been following us with a camera, you would have seen her eat 4 bites and slip off to the bathroom or something, and me digging into her plate looking over my shoulder. That’s a lie too. She outright gave me everything—jambalaya, margaritas, fajitas, ice cream, hummus. I had to roll myself home.
While we were out, I tried to snap some pics of the city. I live off of Canal, so anytime I leave my apartment after 9, I run into these guys, on the corner of Canal and Bourbon.
Me, playing the invisible trumpet with the band (one time I peed my pants playing the invisible trombone at Joe’s Crab shack—Engler, Jill, Lainey & Sprink, I’m tagging you on this one):
And, while I’m at it, me playing the invisible violin with the band in Prague:
Typical scene. Walking down the sidewalk behind a guy with a Tuba.
At Sucre (dessert boutique)-
I really feel like I might be getting a cavity.
Me with SJP. I came home and the house was trashed. She pulled this deer-in-the-headlights look on me.
Thank you and goodnight.
(I miss you guys.)
Hello 
You make me laugh…Thank you!
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Shirbs. Anything for you.
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Does the phrase ‘Shirby and Brock’ ring bell?
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You are so-o-o-o-o funny, Brooke! Everytime I check in on you, I close with a smile on my face. I wish our schedules could coordinate. We are in Oxford for the Ole Miss home football games on weekends, and I’ve been busy with a couple wedding and baby showers for friends. (No, the baby showers are not for my friends, but for their daughters/sons.)
This has been a busy time of year for us, but if I find a day to get away, I’m calling you. Any time you want to “get away,” please call. If we are home, you are welcome to come over!
Love,
Pam :)
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