Life in the Big Easy

I Will, I Know

2009-10-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

So now that I'm a CERTIFIED CODING SPECIALIST and have more time on my hands....I can catch up with the pictures of the day! Thanks to you all for the encougement!!!!!!!! LOVE YOU ALL!

Surrealism

2009-10-10T08:04:00.000-07:00

Since I still have no way to upload pictures...I'm gonna embarass Mer!

This was taken in a shop in Jackson Brewery when we all came to NOLA for the LHIMA Convention! Who would have even thought that I would be actually LIVING here! Wow...it's surreal! I can't wait for Kayla to come down with Mer and Jo one weekend...maybe we can get her down here for their birthday weekend?!?! Mardi Gras!

Anyway...I love allllll you girls more than you know!

Today...not doing anything. Sean is working today and tomorrow! I guess I should be studying for my CCS is three weeks! AHH!! The end.

Picture of the Day 10/08/09

2009-10-08T17:14:00.000-07:00

So here's the deal...my picture of the day isn't actually FROM today! I'm having a problem locating my cord that apparatus that connects my camera to my computer...so I'm just gonna upload one that none of yall have seen!

Since we are approaching Halloween, this is a picture of a "Haunted House" in the French Quarter. I took this when I went on a Haunted History Tour with Brandon...I know, Brandon? Yea..he came down one weekend, but I swear, nothing happened! Just like friends. Anyway...I don't remember the story....it's just a gorgeous, but haunted place in the Quarter! I LOVE NOLA!

Laggin' Behind

2009-09-10T05:04:00.000-07:00

So I've been slacking on my posting...my bad, yo! Here's an update!

I paid for my CCS. OMG! I'm just waiting on the ATT to come in so I can schedule! I sure hope I don't fail....I'm so nervous!

I'm going to see Pat Green at House of Blues a week from today! I got two tickets for the price of one! Not a bad deal....don't tell PAT!

Work is great.

Can't wait to come home in October for the Eli Young Concert! WOOOHOOO! Speaking of that, I need to request that Friday off...

Sean and I have lots of things planned...Gretna Fest (Smaller JazzFest - Chicago, Jo Dee Messina, Cowboy Mouth), Better than Ezra (October 30th in Biloxi), and Stone Temple Pilots on December 29th. I'm so glad he's into music and stuff...he's making me branch out and explore other genres!

Oh, he won me the cutest kitty out of one of those machines in front on K-Mart...her name is Lily...hahahaha...we have tons o' fun together!

Packing

2009-08-19T19:26:00.000-07:00

I hate packing! I don't care how excited I am about going on a vacation, I hate packing! What's worse is unpacking after you get back! I know this time, my suitcase will be full of sand and will get everywhere!

I'll be leaving Saturday at 12:00 to head to Orange Beach, Alabama! I'm going with my mom and two of her friends! I'm super excited about spending time with Mom...just Mom/Daughter time! I love it! I definitely understand that my mom is my best friend...which is pretty awesome!

I can't believe Cookie is graduating tomorrow! I never thought this day would come. I'm so freakin' proud of him...I got him the cutest graduation card ever! It makes me sad that I'm gonna miss it!

I have a new obsession...Gloriana! LOVE LOVE LOVE them! Their CD is GREAT! BUY IT NOW!

Needing Some Good Girl Time

2009-08-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

I'm supposed to be cleaning my apartment for my company this weekend, but I just can't get into the groove! I'll be running like crazy when I get off tomorrow to get everything done! It'll be all worth it. I didn't realize until today how much I have missed my girl time. Since I've moved here, I haven't really met any girls that I can just chill with. I know that my girls are better than any other girls on earth, but it would be nice to meet some girlie girls to drink cosmos and watch Sex and the City with every now and then. I hang out with Sean alot...and I love it, but we all know you can't replace good girl time!

So...let's drink, party, and be girlie!!!!! See yall this weekend! :)

Red Dress Runners

2009-08-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday while Sean and I were downtown, we saw the red dress runners! It was like a marathon or something in which ALL of the particpants were wearing red dresses, lingerie, tutus, or mamaw dresses...it was the funniest thing I had ever seen! Look at this!

Cigars and Lane Bryant

2009-08-07T22:23:00.001-07:00

Sean wanted to go to a cigar tasting at the Tinder Box at Lakeside Mall. We went. It was a small store so the smoke was thick. They did have free wine and Chick Fil A. Sean had a great time...he got free Cohiba cigars! He was in heaven. It was kinda neat!

For the punishment, I made him go with me the Lane Bryant and try to find some cute outfits for next weekend! I'm sure I tired on like 8 different shirts and left with one that we both liked! It was fun! I'm so glad I found a guy that likes to shop with me!

I'm getting so excited about Mer and Jo and Brittany coming down next weekend! We are going to have too much fun! I'm ready for some good ol' girl time...drinking and hanging by the pool! WOOHOO!

I think tomorrow we are going to the acquarium and spending the day Downtown! I'm so ready...I haven't been downtown in sooo long!

Now That I Can Accept Comments....

2009-08-06T17:24:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Kayla, I can now receive comments! WOOHOO! I thought people didn't care anything about what I was writing! Well...here's an update!

I'm picked up some at home coding for some extra money! I like it alot more than I thought I would. I'm only doing simple lab orders now, so I have delved into outpatient surgeries or inpatients...I'm just taking my sweet time!

Sean and I are doing great! He just keeps getting better and better every day!I am so blessed to have met someone like him. I thought all guys were the same...but I've definitely found one that proves them all wrong! I think the best part is that we are best friends! I don't feel like I have to work to be with him...it's so easy going! It's love....hehe

I can't wait for Mer and Jo to get here...I've got some fabulous things planned! I need some good ol' girl time! I sure wish Kayla could come, but I know it's hard to leave sweet baby Hayden! I can't wait Auntie Kri to meet him!

It's so funny, I'm sitting here watch old ER reruns and coding....how funny is that?!

Is It Just Me?

2009-08-05T05:24:00.001-07:00

Or can my profile not take comments either? Or have I just had none?! :)

You Know What I Hate

2009-08-02T07:48:00.001-07:00

Morning breath....yucko!

Well...What Had Happened Was!

2009-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

We were supposed to watch the Zephyr's play ball tonight...Sean picked me up and we were on our way and then we changed our mind! We ended up in Elmwood eating at Nacho Mamas and had some margaritas....we had to pay for our chips and salsa....which was a mess! I've never heard of anything like that before. The shit wasn't even that great. Weird.

Then we went to see Funny People! DON'T SEE IT! HORRIBLE! Adam Sandler needs to give it up already...it should have been Paul Rudd. Seth Rogan and that other dude from SuperBad were funny, but Adam Sandler is just a mess....a big, not funny, time done passed MESS! It was 2 1/2 hours long at that...misery!

We just got back to Sean's house...about to watch some more of the "things he wants to show me". He is always trying to show me these movies that I've never heard of, saying that I'm a country bumpkin because I have seen Black Rider...whatever that is. Oh well...he means well. I have seen some greats on that he's shown me and I've seen some okay ones! He gets aggravated because I don't like 'one of his favorites' but we just have so different tastes! I guess opposites really do attract!

I got my hair cut today...it's short, but it'll be really cute once it grows out a little. I got some layers to give me the professional look...we'll see how well that works!

I can't wait to sleeeeeeeep!

Is It Really THAT Hard?

2009-07-31T21:27:00.002-07:00

Okay...so I went to the GYN for my annual visit in January, right? I paid my $20 copay and thought that it would be done. But I got this bill for like $300. I thought it was right since I have some extra lab work done and some other screenings done considering my sexual past..haha! Anyway...I paid the bill in full. I have to go back to get my HPV #2 shot, then again for bacterial sinusitis, and then two more times for contraception management. The grand total of all those bills I had to pay was some where in the neighboor of another $400....CRAZY!!! I thought that something had to be wrong...so I called my insurance company. Stupid TULANE is billing all my visits as routine medical exams AND billing BCBS of Louisiana instead of BCBS of Texas....turns out, I probably shouldn't have had to pay any of those other bills. That's what happens when they pull noncredentional, idiot people off the street to do coding/billing. I swear, there is this one lady who has a degree in HOTEL MANAGEMENT who is a HIM director. What the HELL!?!?!?! Looks like it'll be a long fight with Tulane/Insurance trying to get some of the money back!

Sean and I had a quiet night in with pizza. He had an EGD done today, so he wasn't really up for anything crazy tonight. They found a toothpick in his duodeum. Poor thing, probably what has been causing all of his stomach problems. Anyway, we laid on the couch and watched stupid movies. It was fun! I just got home and will finally be spending a Friday night in MY OWN BED for a change. Don't ever take for granted sleeping late in your own bed on the weekends until it is taken away!

Tomorrow I plan on cleaning my apartment, getting a haircut, going to see the Zephyr's play...and hopefully venturing downtown for a little drinkage! :) Just trying to get ready for Mer and Jo's visit....wishing Kay could come! I sure do miss those girls....SO MUCH recently! Esepcially during these summer months! Anyway....going to curl up in bed with Season 2 of ER and a big glass of ice water....nighty night!

Turtle Cheesecake and Melena

2009-07-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure that I'm doing most of the blogging here...but oh well, I guess I have more to say than I thought I did! Tonight, Sean and I went to Copelands CheeseCake bistro. It was International Cheesecake day so we got two cheesecakes for the price of one. I got turtle and he got white raspberry...it was fabulous! I'm pretty sure the dessert was better than the entre!

I've been doing alot of thinking about my next career move. I plan on taking the CCS hopefully August 22nd for the low price of $364!!!!!! Which is insane for something that I will probably fail! UGH! I guess I'll need to brush up on my 'coding from the book' skills...those encoders will spoil you, right Mer?! I think my next career move will be coding manager and then Director...hopefully! I'm so just glad that I got on with Lexicode, I don't think I would have do things any other way!

Oh a funny note, I coded this chart today...and the first name of the patient was Melena (578.1)....HAHAHA! And to this the patient was there for blood in her stool.....

I've Come to Realize

2009-07-30T04:48:00.000-07:00

There is always some more out there! Sure I have a great life, great friends, and a great job. There is always something more than I want to do, someone new I want to meet, and new jobs I want to tackle. I sometimes feel as if there is just not enough time to do everything I want. I need to take my CCS exam before October, I need to meet some GIRL friends down here so I can have some silly, girl time that I miss so much. I need to buy this one more thing to make my apartment complete. The every day hussle, getting up, getting dressed, going to work, coming home, going out with Sean....it getting a little draggggg sometimes! You know me, I need adventure! Ya know, is there a site for online friendship, there's online dating, but can you search for just friends? Man, maybe I'm an online predator...haha

Bartender

2009-07-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

Is it an oxymoron for a bartender to be plus-sized?

Everyday Life in New Orleans

2009-07-28T18:40:00.000-07:00

If you think people drive bad where you live, think again! I'm pretty sure that NOLA has the worst drivers on the planet! Making U-Turns when there is an obviously No U-Turn sign posted, making lefts on red, leaving a huge gap in between them and the person in front of them that two other cars could fit between, and too many more to name! There is this horrible place in front of Tulane University Hospital and Clinic that is supposed to be a two-laned road, but people will sit right in the middle of the two lanes and it causes so much congestion! I have yelled and screamed at people and they have all but flashed a gun in my face! I have horrible road rage, which will probably get me shot one day....

The hosptail I work at is only 8 miles from my house but it can take 30 or 45 minutes to get to work! That's insane to me! Especially since it only took 5 minutes to get to work when I lived in Ruston. There are pros and cons of living in a big city. There is always somewhere new to go or somewhere nice to eat! I LOVE IT! However; you can't 'run a quick errand' or 'run into the grocery store'. It takes too much time and you have to fight traffic and bad drivers.

I have met a fabulous guy, Sean! He's simply amazing! He's different than anyone I have ever dated. He treats me very well! I love his family...which is very refreshing since I'm so far away from my own family. Of course we have our differences, but the good definitely outweighs the bad. He's a sweetheart!

I really miss my family and friends back home. There is not a day that goes by that I don't wish I was riding around late at night with Mer, Jo, and Kayla and getting into trouble. I miss those quiet Sunday dinners at Mom's. This has definitely been one of the toughest years of my life. From going to South Carolina for 3 months to moving 300 miles away from everything that I find familiar; however, I am a stronger person and have realized that I can make it on my own. I couldn't have done it without the love and support from my family and friends!

I can't wait to blog again....