saturday-8 :: parties, parties, everywhere!



laissez le bon temps rouler!!! this past week new orleans had mardi gras, and my best friend & his friend left town to avoid it.



1. have you ever been to mardi gras? Unfortunately, no. I would love to, though.



2. if so, did you like it? if not, do you want to go? Most definitely want to. I hear one must plan up to 9 months in advance???



3. outside of mardi gras, new orleans is an amazing city, rich with history. have you ever been to new orleans before - NOT during mardi gras - and if so, did you enjoy it? if not, would you like to visit? I would stay beyond mardi gras and enjoy the city's sights, sounds, and cuisine!



4. mardi gras has many parades from different organisations (crewes). do you like parades in general, or do you not care to watch them? I like parades a lot...the more outrageous, the better!



5. millions of people flood new orleans for mardi gras every year. what is the largest party you've ever been to? New Year's Eve on the parade route of the Rose Parade. I stayed up all night chatting, partying and having fun. I saw the first float with a rose and that's all I remember. I slept through the entire parade!



6. there are approximately 90 'sanctioned' parades during mardi gras, stretching over a period of 5 weeks. what's the LONGEST party you've ever been to? Same as number 5.



7. one parade, barkus, is for dogs & their owners only! (www.barkus.org) aside from traditions like Hallowe'en and St. Patrick's Day, have you ever been to a 'themed' party (costume ball, charity)? tell us about that. No and now I feel like I've missed out. LOL



8. a few mardi gras parades this year were cancelled or rescheduled due to freezing rain (or, at least, very very COLD rain!). have you ever thrown or been invited to a fete that had to be cancelled due to nasty weather? tell us about it! Oh definitely, but I'll talk about the one that was not canceled.



One New Year's Eve we went on a harbor cruise party. Girl, it was so cold, windy and raining that we got seasick. You could barely remain standing to dance and the DJ had a heck of time spinning the tunes. The music was skipping due to the rocky waters and many guests were looking pretty green. One had to dine by holding their plate with one hand and eating with the other. Forget using a knife and fork to slice your meat. If you let go of your plate, it was a gonner!



a bientot, mes chers!!! a la semaine prochaine! (translation: see you soon, my dears! until next week!)