no creative title comes to mind this week

Monday, the office where I work was closed in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King. I was able to spend the day with my parents and their friends, taking them on a tour of the area. On Tuesday, after work, I went out with my parents and their friends to Brennan's, which is a very nice restaurant in the French Quarter, where I had delicious salmon. Early Wednesday morning (even before morning prayer), I dropped my parents off at the airport and said farewell. I am so grateful for their visit.

The work week went quickly. On Friday, at work, we attended an annual meeting for all of the agencies in the Unity Collaborative. A woman from the Alliance to End Homelessness spoke, which was informative and inspiring. It was good to hear about current trends and "best practices approaches in terms of service to those who are homeless. I am aware that homelessness is quite a problem everywhere, but the current situation in New Orleans is unique because of the impact of Katrina.

Last night, at the convent where I am staying, we had liturgy and a celebration afterwards, because it was a feast day for the marianites, the anniversary of the death of the founder. I was in solidarity with my community in Philadelphia since they were partying at the same time, celebrating birthdays of three our our sisters. (I hope y'all had a great time!)

Today I went to another convent with a couple of the sisters I live with, to watch the Saints football game; as you probably know they lost, but making it as far as they did was a victory in and of itself. As of writing this the Patriots have a chance of winning their game, but I am not watching it; sitting down and watching one game is unusual for me and anyway I need to update this blog to keep up with my goal of weekly updates.

Included are pictures which either I took, or my father took on Monday .

The first is Musician's Village, a Habitat for Humanity Project, which is building affordable houses for musicians. The second is of turtles at Audubon Park. The third is the Causeway Bridge which spans Lake Pontchartrain. Finally the city skyline, taken from the other side of the river, just before it started to rain.
Have a great week!