Flowers and beads from the Jefferson City Buzzards and the Lyons Club – now off to the parades and the Quarter! Have a great day, everyone!
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I am there in spirit! Thanks for taking us along you both look fabulous!!!
Aww – thanks so much!
Back atchya!
Your purple is “Mardi Gras” perfect and the pink is particularly precious. I love the wings, thanks for the photo and I hope you have fun.
Thank you! It is an old bridesmaid dress from 1990 that I added trim to – yay!
The wings are from my “FEMA Fairy” costume after Katrina!
You guys look beautifullllll. Enjoy it all.
Thank you! We were lucky with a fantastic day!
I am there in spirit too. Have fun! Love the outfits. You both look beautiful!
Oh, thank you, Robin!
How I wish I were in NO right now! Have fun and enjoy
Come for Mardi Gras Day some time! You’ll love it!
Happy Mardi Gras! I’ve been loving all of the posts and pictures leading up to the big event!
Thanks, Joanna! More to come!
Nice costume! Have a fantastic time!
Thank you, Stef!
Hope you had lots of fun! Love the costumes!
Thank you, Lisa!
Great costumes and I’m sure you had loads of fun!!!
Lynne
We were lucky with such a fantastic day – yay!
Oh happy day!
Yes!
Happy Mardi Gras to you Carla and TY for your patience dear blog friend.
Yay! Happy Mardi Gras, Elizabeth!
So very cool! I’m going to miss the Mardi Gras photos. My husband and I had a Fat Tuesday lunch last week. It was awesome! King cake and Banana’s Foster. Yum!
I have some more to share in the next few days!
Your Fat Tuesday meal sounds delicous!