asteroid B612

I kept tabs on weather.com all weekend watching Hurricane Gustav heading straight for Louisiana. I am relieved that it seemed to skirt the coast, downgrading, not wreaking havoc on a fragile city.

We remember what happened to the city we called home.

This was near our old church on the same street.

Near where we lived.

Our old building.

Today was a balmy 67 degrees. Unseasonal for early February in Pennsylvania. It felt like winter in Louisiana, where you're not sure whether to wear a jacket or a Tshirt.

Chris and I have been passing a weird mood back and forth all week. I think we miss NOLA. It was Mardi Gras yesterday. Today I wore the same maternity Tshirt I wore to the last Mardi Gras parade I went to, when I was pregnant with Ellis. I wore it today as I stood stirring a steaming vat of gumbo. I don't think it's possible to make gumbo in quantities smaller than Big Vat.