2. just a taste of my mardi gras loot from one of the parades
3. i'm finally editing pictures from our road trip! this one was taken in Las Cruces, New Mexico, after driving for almost 30 hours (which should really just be captioned: hey! we still love each other!).
well, it's official. i love mardi gras. it's a week of nothing but relaxing, watching parades, and eating junk food on the street. bars seem to be open all night and everyone you meet is friendly, excited, and wants to chat (even more than usual). basically, it's just everyone you've ever met & tons of strangers, all hanging out, for 72 hours straight. there are a lot of people staying at my house, which is actually kinda great. my house is located just off the parade route, so even right now (it's just before 1 PM) i'm hearing sirens, marching bands, and cheering, and i can smell some mean bbq that someone's cooking up. my car's been parked in the same spot for almost five days now, and it's not moving any time soon.
of course, mardi gras is also a lot of sloppy drunk people, parade food, kids underfoot and lit cigarettes being wildly swong around. but the people watching really can't be beat. the floats are huge-- double-decker, pulled by tractors-- and each parade has a different theme. one of my favorites was Muses, an all-woman's parade which rolled on Thursday night. in addition to beads & various other plastic prizes, they throw out shoes covered in glitter, which are some of the most coveted "throws" of Mardi Gras. tonight is Baccus, which rolls at 4 PM, rain or shine.
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