It's Carnival Time--Join Us!!

Happy Mardi Gras!


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It's hard to live in New Orleans without getting excited about Mardi Gras! Getting together with friends to attend parades, seeing all the beautiful floats and fun costumes, catching unique throws like a Zulu coconut or a Muses shoe, plus no cover charge for many nights 'out' full of fun, and wayyyy too much delicious king cake!

King Cake

Around here, it's an ongoing battle between the better kind of king cake... there's the donut kind (which is a large donut with glaze and sprinkled sugar on top) and there's the cinnamon roll kind (which is a large cinnamon roll with white icing and sugar or sprinkles). Typically, you are a huge advocate for one or the other.

I've already had the pleasure of sinking my teeth into my favorite traditional king cake of the season, Hi-Do Bakery's donut king cake with cream cheese. All fans of the donut king cake agree that you can't find a better king cake in the area than a Hi-Do fresh-baked king cake, no matter what filling you choose.



I haven't made it over to Maurice's yet for my favorite non-traditional king cake, also my absolute favorite guilty pleasure: The Ponchatoula King Cake.... a king cake stuffed with whipped cream, fresh strawberries and slivered almonds! It's truly divine!



Parades

For the 2012 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule, visit this link: http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/schedule.html

Our favorite parades to attend are Cleopatra and Alla on the Westbank, Endymion, Bacchus, and Orpheus in New Orleans, and Argus, Elks Jefferson, and Jefferson for Mardi Gras Day in Metairie.

This year, I'm missing Cleopatra & Alla for a girls weekend visiting my cousin Crystal in Lafayette (pictures to come later). But next weekend, for Endymion, it's ON! :)

As many of you know, Endymion is our favorite parade, so each year we head out there super early, block off a spot and party all through the day into the evening for the parade. Join us for a great time!!



The parade route for Endymion is back to it's original route, ending in the Superdome for the Endymion Extravaganza! As usual, we are heading out there early, at 10:00 am to claim our spot on Howard Avenue by Lee Circle (across from the gas station). If you are planning to join us, which we hope you will, please let me know so I can text you with our correct location once we arrive. We bring ladders, ice chests, bags for our throws, drinks and snacks (for ourselves), as well as a radio and supplies to block off the spot. Please feel free to bring whatever you desire. BYOB!!!

P.S. I know it should go without saying, but no fighting, no drama… if you have it, don’t bring it! We’re looking forward to a great time!!

RSVP: Let me know if you’re coming ASAP as well as what you’re bringing (ladders/ice chests/chairs) so we can block off our spot accordingly! Hope to see ya’ll there!!!