Friday, February 19, 2010

MARDI GRAS

Imagine, early Saturday morning, the sun is just coming up, Mitch and I are driving down a freeway packed with men in cammo standing around barrels burning firewood.

I have had NO coffee (a shear tragedy!) and we are bantering back and forth, "how about that one? No too wet. (we drive farther) What about this one? (we pass it)" Three trips back around the 2 mile stretch we finally rope off our spot... Only to pull up the stakes when someone changed her mind (no clue who that would be) as her good natured son jogged back the mile down the road to pull up the stakes we had just put out as we switched to another spot.

I think he might have been tired of driving in circles.

We went back home and loaded up for the day. Grabbing Tuck and my friends 3 kids. We packed the truck and went to spend the day on the side of the Interstate with thousands of other people.

We spent the day grilling, chatting, and people watching. Cars as far as you can see in both directions.



We had brought the fire pit and roasted marshmallows, tuck kept burning his.



The night ended with funny hats, huge floats, and beads falling down like raindrops....


A beautiful day....

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