I just recently got my site up again, with many changes. A lot has happened from the hug quest I went on during the summer of 2009. But just to let everyone (or anyone) know that I still am hugging anyone I can get my arms around! We shall see what this year brings. Hugs!
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Britt and Donna
After a long drive from New Orleans to Florida, we needed a break. We stopped off at Navarre Beach. We walked along the beach in the white sand, taking pictures and having our hair blown in a million different directions. After soaking up the beach air, we drove over to this restaurant, Sailors’ Grill. We were starving! Donna was our waitress, and after we ate, I told her about my hug quest. She really seemed to like it and wanted to participate. I told her that I had to ask her a question though, which was: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? She said that she has two, ten year old boys and is always hugging them because it makes a difference to her. We got our picture taken and that was that. After a little while we got back in the car to head on home.
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Cool Bean
Now in New Orleans there are art gallerys everywhere, especially on Bourban Street. Everywhere you look, you’re bound to see a gallery. I loved it. We found the Jack Gallery with all types of artwork in it. It was amazing. The guy working there, Bean, was talking to us the whole time we were admiring the artwork. We discussed my hug quest which brought on more topics of discussion. I asked him if he would like to participate and he said yes (of course). So I asked him: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? He said that he had a fight with his brother two years ago and that that was the time when he hit his brother the hardest. And when they hugged afterwards, everything has been different; they’re not really into the fighting anymore. We hugged and got our picture taken. Then we were on our way after talking some more.
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Where we found our lost Puppy
We made our way down Bourban Street to find Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo. We walked in and found that it was very bizzarre. There was the ‘head of Golioth’, a million books, jewlery, dolls and much more. We looked around and went in the back of the store. There was this guy there behind the counter. He was wearing the hello kitty necklace I wanted! Dakota was in search of a pen so we could write down what Milton had said. We borrowed one from the guy and were talking loud enough about what Milton’s reply was to my question so that the guy behind the counter could hear. We looked up and he was still sitting there, looking at us, so we told him about my hug quest. His name was Puppy and he said that he’s always down for a hug. So I asked him: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? He said that his guinne pig died when he was six years old and his friend, Nicole, had given him a hug and told him that he would one day be one with the guinne pig. Haha, cuteee. I then gave him a hug and my mama was about to take a picture when Puppy said that she couldn’t take pictures in the house of voodoo. I don’t even know why, but whatever.
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Britt and Milton
We saw Milton a little while after meeting with Yogi. Milton was dressed in a granade costume promoting this bar. I walked up to this massive granade to talk to him. Dakota came with me and we told him about my hug quest. It was hard to talk to him through that costume! But when I asked him: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? I got a perfectly clear answer. Milton said, “it’s been a long time…” That kind of hurt to hear. I wanted to hug him without that costume in the way to embrace and to see his face. Buttt, that didn’t happen. We got our picture taken by my mama and then left.
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Britt and Yogi
We made it to Bourban Street to find that it was full of chaos! We saw this sex store that we went in (to make fun of it of course). Talk about WOW. Haha, we were in there for a good while looking at everything and wondering why people would buy some of that stuff. Anyways, my mama bought some matches before we left because of what were on the boxes. We walked down the street which was filled with stripper joints, road blocks, drunk people, Mardi Gras beads, and weird people. Dakota took a picture of my mama being wild in front of a road block. We started to walk but this officer came up to us and asked us if we read the sign on the road block. We said “No…” We were really thinking “Ohh shit.” So then, the officer said, “I’m going to have to ticket all of you for BEING TOO SOBER!” Haha, greattt. He gave us these “tickets” and stickers that say stuff like ‘Far From Pukin’. He then gave us these booklets that had to do with love and other kinds of things. Weird. We talked for a little while and then told him about my hug quest and asked if he wanted to participate. He said he would like to. So Dakota asked him what his name was and he said,”Yogi.” We were like,”Seriously?” He said yes, so I guess I believe him… Haha. I then asked him: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? He replied “Amma.” I asked him why and he said,”She’s just the mother of hugs.” Makes sense to me. We hugged, got our picture taken and said our goodbyes.
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Britt and Nivea
Also behind the front desk was Nivea. My mama, Dakota and I talked with both Jasmine and Nivea for about an hour, and we didn’t care that we were missing out on the city of New Orleans. Nivea came out from behind the desk as well so I could hug her. After we hugged I then asked her: When has a hug truly made a difference in your life? She replied, “Just now.” I was like, awhh! I then asked her “Why right now?” Nivea said, “Because it’s just nice for people to want to hug me.” It was great. Both Jasmine and Nivea were amazing! I miss them very much. :) After talking to them, we left to go to Bourbon Street. Oh the thrills…
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