Mardi Gras
 

We kicked off the season with our first party last night. They announced the king, queen and the court. This is just the start of the season and I'm already thinking..."Oh lawdy, here we go again." I hate it when it starts right after New Year. There's no down time between the holidays. Oh well, who all is celebrating?
Are you doing costumes or ball gowns? We have one of each.
Anyone going to make it to N.O.???

I've never quite managed to be there... :(

A couple of years ago, I worked for a consulting company - we were building a system for someone based in New Orleans, and our schedule was timed such that we would be doing the user acceptance testing during March and April. Mardi Gras was actually on the schedule ;) mid-March that year. But the schedule slipped, and we wound up going down to N.O. the week AFTER Mardi Gras :( when the party was over, but the mess had yet to be cleaned up.

One of these years, I'll get there... Meantime, have fun! :D

I will be down at Mardi Gras. My parents got me plane tickets down there and back for a present, and they'll be spotting me some spending money too. One of my pledge brothers lives down in New Orleans, so we'll be staying at his place. Should be an amazing time, I'm definitely bringing down a camera for this one. The only problem is that I'm taking a 6 am flight down to New Orleans, which means I'm going to be even more of a wreck on Saturday night.

Guess you do what you've gotta do to live it up.

Collin

OH MY GAWD, Collin is going to be loose in N O for M D!

JMOM, head to the storm cellar, oops Kansas talk! Well just hide out:D

Have the oysters sent to the house do not go out for them in fear of KS KID on the loose!:D

Hey mom! I'm kind of excited about mardi gras this year. The president of our chapter was chosen as a maid for Centurion. Her cousin (also a member of our chapter) is a past maid. It's so exciting! The ball is on the 19th and then the parade is on the 2nd....the day before the superbowl.:rolleyes: I can't wait to be in New Orleans.

B.

Haha, you got that right Tom - since I'll be with a kid who lives down there and knows the place inside-out, should be ridiculous. I can't wait, kinda counting down the days.

Collin

collin have a ball
 

been there...done that...
you'll have an incredible time.
mmcat
:D

Delt Alum

I would say ZZ-kai-, you billy, or James

Go BIG GUY the gustto as long as not KS R C amn Beer truck!!!!!!!:D
Do Me a favor if get a chance!!!!! Oyster Bar on Bourbon St.!!!!! Get a Dozen and a tall glass of Chardonnay, Chilled not shaken of course!!!!! Well maybe 3-4 Chards! 1 For you and the rest for me!!!!!!:D

GO BIG DAWG, for the rest of us who are not there!!!!!:)

My daughter will be there. One of her sisters live in N.O. and has an Aunt with an apt. IN THE QUARTER!!!! She is so pumped up!
I told her some of you GC cuties would be there.

I heard Brittany Spears was one of the guests...so, Collin, you gonna make your move? J/J

:eek: Scary thought of the day-All the GC guys in New Orleans for Mardi Gras......Havoc would run amuck through the streets.:eek:

Of course, if it were the fantastic LADIES of GC......well hell, hide the men cause we would be the Hit of the Town!!!!!;)

I guess I'm going to go. I've done it so many times, its really more of a hassle now. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Mardi Gras, but when you live accross the lake, it becomes a mega hassle to fight the Causeway traffic to get to the good parades.

I was a maid in a local Krewe when I was 15. Was really awesome, although I didn't like riding on the float. Made me wanna yak from the constant motion:eek:

But its a great thing, overall. I love being a native New Orleanian :D

Although I have been to NO and the quarter, I have never been there during Mardi Gras. Everyone always talks about how crowded it is then (like it already isn't crowded in the quarter! it scares me to think it could be MORE crowded, yikes!).

Anyway, I have been to the one in Galveston...I know, not the genuine article, but still a big deal to Houstonians. The last time was with my sorority sisters. We stayed at one of my sister's parents' house on the island and we walked down to the strand. We were having fun and taking pics and stuff when we heard gunshots and then a guy fell off a balcony and all of a sudden there were SWAT guys with shields and helmets charging through the crowd. They told everyone to get back up against the buildings and crouch down, so we did. One of my sisters kept telling me "I don't wanna die!!!!!" It was so scary. Then there were more gunshots. Then they arrested some people and told everyone Mardi Gras was officially over...big stuff...

Anyway, then it started raining really hard and the streets started to flood and several of the girls' cars got flooded out before we could try to move them to higher ground from where they were parked at our sister's house...big fiasco. And I always wondered why my mom said that it was so dangerous :(

My sister's boyfriend is flying down for Mardi Gras. He is looking to buy beads. Any suggestions?