mardi gras!

fat tuesday. the day before catholics start behaving for 40 days. ha.

i was in new orleans a few weeks back, vacationing and visiting my best friend. just so happened it was the first day of mardi gras celebrations.

4pm: k. and i just about to take the streetcar (named desire, haha) into the Quarter. residents are very happy that the streetcar is back.

5pm: pre-party dinner at the Gumbo Shop. i had the gumbo, k. had the po'boy. all topped off with some hot spiced rum. mmmmmm... warm the belly topped with a nice buzz.

6:30pm: the parade!

8:30pm-ish: check out my beads! it was 30 degrees, hence the puffy jacket. no flashing boobies. that's tacky.

...9pm...ish...til the end of the night...haaaaappppyyy mmmaaaardiii graaaaa!

i was in bed before 1am. but hey, we started early too!

more nola pics later. so much more to this city than just mardi gras. ok, lent started 4 minutes ago. g'night!