Happy Mardi Gras
 

Laissez le bon temps roulez!!

Today marks the start of Mardi Gras weekend and I wanted to wish all of you the most happy of carnival seasons!!

We'll be "whooping" it up here in Louisiana all the way to Fat Tuesday - hmmmmm, wonder if I'll survive another non-stop party?!

:hic: :hic: :hic:

Cheers Debbi

Could do with a good party - bad day at work & I mean a bad day :cry:

:cheer: Got ma new Pink trousers on with ma frilly shirt...open chested to reveal gold, Mr T, chain. :cheer:

Bon Temps everyone!

Thought I was the only one who got excited over Mardi Gras.....I will be there in spirit Debbie........AND imbibing some spirits as well!

Last year I didn't quite make it to work on Ash Wednesday......I was the victim of a category 5 Hurricane (WHY do those things taste so good on Fat Tuesday!?!).......I've got a new job and will have to do better this year! (chanting...I will drink no more than 3...I will drinik no more than 3....)

Cheers!
jo

Just so you don't feel alone, Jo . . . . .

Me on Ash Wednesday ----------> :tard: :sick:

Hope you had a good on Deb & the boys behaved :wink:

Well. Sharon -

That was only the first night. We still have three to go until Fat Tuesday. Must pace myself accordingly.

Chuck, I, and the boys are heading into New Orleans on Tuesday - his brother has rented a balcony on St. Charles Ave for the parades!! Shall I send you some beads, hun??

Take care - Debbi

oooh - YES PLEASE HUN - THAT WOULD BE GREAT 8) :bunny:

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2 days and counting......
Trow me somethin'! :wink:


jo

What do you do in your spare time? What is your real name? Is the holding of hands a symbolic gesture for humans? Are we still talking about Trow him or her somethin'?

in my spare time - i play the drums

yes - holding hands is a human gesture

Here's me and Chuck and my two boys on St. Charles Avenue on Fat Tuesday. We had a ball!!

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Ah well - back to "normal" today!!

Oh, WOW! Lovely photo Debbie! So pleased you all enjoyed yourselves.

Deb

Have that pic on my board at work - along with other friends from here - not mentioning any names 'Bat' :wink:

Hmmmm - that photo doesn't really do Mardi Gras justice so here's another just so y'all can get the idea!!

Jo - this is for you, and yes . . . day trew somethin'!!

Enjoy!!

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Here's another just for fun!!

Here's me (can't see me - I'm under Jake) holding up my little guy for a Zulu coconut!!

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We couldn't forget Rex - king of Carnival! Hope I haven't bored yo all!!

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Deb

They are great - brightens up our dull day - it's raining here :cry:

Looks like great fun - you may get a couple of guests in a few years :lawl:

Looks like you had a great time Deb!
Thanks for sharing those pics!
After an very long night of Lundi Gras....I spent Fat Tuesday here at work....holding my head and watching ZULU and REX roll on the computer....I barely lifted my head Wednesday but we won't get into that here! (however I did make it to work which is better than I did last year!)

jo

Looks like you had a great time Deb!
Thanks for sharing those pics!
After an very long night of Lundi Gras....I spent Fat Tuesday here at work....holding my head and watching ZULU and REX roll on the computer....I barely lifted my head Wednesday but we won't get into that here! (however I did make it to work which is better than I did last year!)

jo

'Scuse my ignorance on this, but do you Americans go into Mardi Gras in a big way then? And is it the same time every year? Is it to celebrate something in particular, or just a good excuse to let your hair down?

Sorry, it's just that we don't do anything like this in the UK. I suppose the nearest we get is the local summer carnival procession, which seems to dwindle every year.

No problem answering questions, Bat!!

In a nutshell, Mari Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French. It's the last big "yahoo" before the start of Lent and Easter. We here in the Southern USA usually start the celebration about 2 weeks or so before Ash Wednesday.

Here's a few future dates in case y'all want to drop in . . .

Upcoming Mardi Gras Dates:

2005 February 8 2013 February 12
2006 February 28 2014 March 4
2007 February 20 2015 February 17
2008 February 5 2016 February 9
2009 February 24 2017 February 28
2010 February 16 2018 February 13
2011 March 8 2019 March 5
2012 February 21 2020 February 25