Fat Tuesday!!

Not only is it Fat Tuesday or in French, Mardi Gras but it is also my birthday. We went to 3 parades in 3 days and caught 47 pounds of beads. Bruce is calling me the "Bead Whore". Today we actually saw a sticker with that on it. I discovered being next to kids or very loud agressive people cuts down on your chances of getting beads and other goodies thrown your way. This morning I wasn't taking any chances so I made a sign "It's my birthday". It actually worked. This morning at the ZULU parade everyone is after the coveted painted coconut. One of the guys saw my sign and threw the coconut to Bruce. Unfortunately, he fumbles and someone behind him got the coconut. Oh well !! Maybe next float I would get one. Next float comes along and I am waving my sign and yelling Coconut!! Coconut!!! No coconut, but someone on the float sees my sign and sends me a stuffed ZULU mascot!! It was so exciting!!

After lunch we walked down Bourbon Street, which was mobbed. People on balconies were throwing beads to those below. I really wanted a feather boa. I took out my birthday sign and started yelling, " can I have a boa?". The guy motioned for me to flash him and needless to say I ran away. Guess that's the only way to get a boa because my sign didn't impress this guy.

We had a ball and would come back here again. What a birthday experience this day was!!