Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Day 47 - Fat Tuesday


The Mr. served an LDS mission in Louisiana and fell in love with the people and the culture while there. Mardi Gras is an important event celebrated annually in New Orleans, the accumulation of which takes place on Fat Tuesday. Several years ago we went to Mardi Gras.... it was a wild adventure! And no! we didn't need to go down Bourbon Street to get the full effect. We ate craw fish and jambalaya; attended music fests and parades. If you received a painted coconut from one of the floats going by, that was a big deal! So here is my big deal! Caught lots of colorful beads... tons of fun!

7 comments:

Michelle said...

What a fun picture.

debi9kids said...

How fabulous! We celebrated Mardi Gras tonite with a big party at our house complete with yummy jambalya. Mmmmmm

PS I edit most of my pictures in Picnik

Unknown said...

amazing! Have a nice day!

Emmy said...

That would be fun to experience at least once in my life. And love this picture, fun shot

kayerj said...

did the Mr. go again this year?

Cecily R said...

LOVE the colors...what a fun way to revisit the mission field!

Honey Mommy said...

What a fun, happy photo! I would LOVE to visit New Orleans sometime. My hubby went to Uruguay on his mission, and we probably won't make it there anytime soon!