Happy Mardi Gras!!

[bmccasland]

Ladies,
For the most of the rest of the planet, tomorrow is another work day, for some in the US, a federal holiday. But for those of us in the Big Easy it's LUNDI GRAS, to be followed by MARDI GRAS:D :D :D

I admit I haven't lived in the New Orleans area long enough to be tired of the parades... Monday 2 parades; tuesday, the two biggies that I haven't seen yet - Rex, King of Mardi Gras; and Zulu - the African-American community's main parade that historically poked fun of Rex.

Does standing around for 3-4 hours waving your arms madly and shouting "Throw me something mister!" count as exercise?

Now back to your regular lives....

[annie]

LOL!! Wish I was there.

Annie

[Bad JuJu]

Happy Mardi Gras right back atcha, Beth Mc! Happy Mardi Gras to us all!

What many people don't know is that carnival and Mardi Gras are celebrated along a long swath of the Gulf Coast, including the Florida panhandle--we've been knee-deep in carnival activities for a couple of weeks now, all culminating in the frenzy of these last few days leading up to Ash Wednesday. Guess I'm gonna have to change my avatar then.:(

[Fredwina]

But it seems to me everywhere in the USA that's there French heritage. Saint Louis also has a Mardi Gras festival:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/B18F3BA256535A21862572870014EE96?OpenDocument

[Aint Doody]

I love Mardi Gras. Sadly now that I live in Eastern Oregon, it's not much fun! They just don't celebrate it out here. I still have all my fancy dresses that we wore to the balls in South Miss.--just hanging in the closet. Out here it's more Wranglers (I don't have any of those!) I'd love a piece of King Cake. Bad JuJu, please don't change your avatar!

[Kitsune06]

*beads everywhere*
....what? :p ;) :cool:

[bmccasland]

Mardi Gras day, and I wake up with another friggin migraine...:mad: So once again I didn't make it to the Grand Finale. Grumble grumble grumble.
Parades last night were great tho. And I stayed hydrated. My head hates me.
Today when I finally crawled out of bed for the second time, I tried out the Yoga DVD I bought from Terry - yoga for cyclists. Could actually feel blood flowing in my brain. Very odd. Yoga is cheaper than a neurologist...
I feel a bit better, maybe run an errand or two, but will avoid the crowds in the Quarter.
Tomorrow is back to work :o

[Kimmyt]

There's king cake downstairs in one of the atriums at work here.

I'm not allowing myself a piece... i've already eaten 3 donuts today!!

:rolleyes: