As much as we hated to leave the beauty of “The Big Snow” in Jackson on Friday, we weren’t going to let anything stop us from joining in Saints Fever down at Mardi Gras this year, not even half a foot of snow!Here are a few pics from the snow day… it truly was unbelievable.
It was equally as cold in New Orleans this weekend without the snow. The weather people were preparing for “the coldest Mardi Gras on record” and they didn’t disappoint. Here are some pics from our weekend in the Big Easy.
Who Dat!!! Drew Brees!
Here’s my overall summary of the weekend:- It’s easy to get some good beads if you’re a girl standing on a cooler on the front row of the parade route… especially within arm’s reach of the floats on Valentine’s Day.
- You know you’re old when you want to leave before the end of the parade to beat traffic and make it home to bed by 9:30 p.m.
- People-watching doesn’t get any better than at Mardi Gras… in sunglasses so no one can see you staring, of course.
- Whatever city officials advocated for no public porta-potties on parade routes should be ashamed of themselves. That’s just mean.
- Do not, under any circumstances, try to cross the street in the middle of a marching band. The cops are not friendly to us “outsiders.”
- Just when you think you can’t listen to “Stand Up and Get Crunk” one more time, it’s impossible to get sick of it when you’re in the midst of the Who Dat Nation decked out in their black and gold a week after the Saints won the Super Bowl.
As for Valentine’s Day, my sweet husband surprised me with a new pair of Rainbow flip-flops and a book I’ve been wanting to read. He also treated me to dinner out at the restaurant of my choosing last night. I chose Cool Al’s burger joint. Why? Because I’m too old for Mardi Gras in New Orleans and was still recovering from it, that’s why. :)
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