NOLA Habitat for Humanity, Week 4

Buhhh Baahh Ba Na Na Na! Go Pack Go! Nothing brightens my week like Hines Ward tears. How long does a Seahawks fan hold a grudge?  Five years and counting.

The last week or so at work have been a bit scattershot.  Habitat is kindof in a lull right now, before the big rush of volunteers that come every year for spring break.  Unfortunately for us, that means that all of the houses that they’re working on are just about finished, and the big exciting projects (putting up walls, roofing, alligator moats) have gone away.  We’ve been working with on smaller, finicky things like hanging drywall and cabinets.  Drywall is like a big jigsaw puzzle, trying to make all the pieces fit snugly.  Hopefully the work will pick up a bit soon, and I can wash the white drywall powder out of my hair. I feel like I’ve spent too much time at Pablo Escobar’s house.  Or maybe I just need to switch to Head and Shoulders shampoo.

This weekend, the Americorps team that we visited in Baton Rouge came down to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.  Our friend Sam is from Wisconsin and a huge Packers fan, and we had a great time yelling at the TV at the sports bar we went to.  Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Bourbon Street:

This balcony bar had a 3 for 1 beer special.  Like, as in buy one get two free.  This city has it out for my liver.

Sam, and I right after the game. The happiest boy in all of Louisiana.

Lagniappe:

When we first got to New Orleans, Nathan signed up for daily motivational texts from “the Universe,” and every day at breakfast, he reads one. Here are some of the better ones:

"Thoughts become things… Choose the good ones"

-The Universe

"Honor uncertainty, it's the seed from which all-knowingness comes"

-The Universe

"Simple is as simple does; you are poised for greatness"

-The Universe

So I got that goin' for me. Which is nice.