I guess I should write some things about what's been happening. I'm actually quite surprised I haven't put "pen to paper," as it were, already, seeing as how that's my medium for expressing my feelings.... The trip to New Orleans was incredible. Best trip I've ever had. I left Raleigh on Friday, January 16th and finally arrived back (two days late) on Thursday, January 22nd. I got into New Orleans around 10:30 am and Julie picked me up at the airport. I hadn't seen her in something like 13 years, and it was like we had just seen each other. Absolutely perfect! Like we had just seen each other, just spoken. It was very clear from that moment that she and I still had our amazing connection. So we head back to her house and then go to Le Bon Temps for some drinks. And that was the beginning of my amazing weekend. From Le Bon Temps we went to some little Po Boy joint and met up with Eleanor. More drinks, then Eleanor's house, then Tipitina...