Act like kids in love when the sun goes down

Sometimes I wonder if having a life just might be the death of me.

It's Celebration Week here. Please don't ask me what Celebration Week actually means. I'm on the fringes of the idea of this week and I just go where people tell me to go. It's kinda becoming a new life motto.

Anyway. Life is changing in New Orleans. People are leaving. People are getting married. People are unsure as to whether they will return. It's kind of an element of life in this city of transportable lives. Many come only for weeks, for months, many for just a year. And so people transition out and I'm sure that others will transition in, but there will definitely be noticeable holes.

But this week isn't a time to mourn what will be lost, but to have a few last hurrahs before it all starts to change. And so it is time to sacrifice sleep in favor of enjoying the heat of summer in this crazy place with these crazy people.

Tonight: "Date" night with E and C to plan the trip to Alabama for our real last hurrah at J&CD's wedding at the end of the month. Shopping for baking supplies. L and I keeping each other awake...so we can make it to Rebirth. I've lived here 14 months and still have yet to go to Maple Leaf on Tuesdays. Tonight, this will change. Oh, just learned there's no date night tonight. Just BBQ and Rebirth.

Tomorrow: M's birthday. Cake decorating. Contests in creative icing? Not exactly sure.

Thursday: Lunch "date" with T to hear about his Mexico mission. Poolside bridal shower for J. Something else? I feel something is missing.

The next day: No plans! But people start leaving...at least the leaving girls will be returning.

Saturday: Market work. Shopping with Clinton, aka L, for a dress for the wedding. Must look good. Who shops with Stacy to make sure she looks good? I mean, good.

And then...sudden quietness. E is gone, but only for the weekend. C leaves Saturday. L leaves Monday. I think M leaves sometime that week. The boys go off for their boy adventure.

So then, then I will sleep.
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