Throw Me Something Mister!

MOT is here!!! This is Verna. And then there is Dean. And the mother of them all is Vernadean!

As many of you know, James and I head to Mobile, AL, to join in the Mardi Gras celebrations every other year. We are joined by our friends Stacey and Ms. Nolte where we proceed to sit at the corner of Church and Jackson, near our hotel, for a couple of days. In 2009 we left the morning of Fat Tuesday, so this year we stayed until Ash Wednesday so that James could see what it is like on Fat Tuesday.

We arrived on Saturday afternoon just after a series of thunderstorms and to news that the parades we had missed while traveling, and the parades that night, were canceled. Boo I thought! Mystics of Time (MOT) rolls on Saturday night! They are by far my favorite krewe. We learned though that the parades canceled were rescheduled for Sunday and Monday. Yay!

The next three days was spent watching parades, catching beads, moon pies, footballs, cups, and anything else we could, drinking beer, laughing, walking, and just enjoying the scenery. Oh the local flavor. We found some new restaurants that were amazing (Hopjacks and the OK Bicycle Shop) and some fabulous BBQ (The Shed).

Ms. Nolte, Stacey, Kate, and James (a.k.a. The Caped Wonder)

 

 

Beads from ONE parade!

Stacey and The Caped Wonder with additional throws

We ran into a member of MOT in the lobby of our hotel and he was awesome!

The Comic Cowboys are known for satire on all current events. Always worth seeing on Fat Tuesday!

Here is the state of throws as of Tuesday morning

We ended up donating the majority of our beads and leaving the ones we kept with Stacey to mail back to us since there is no way we could afford the overweight baggage fees!

Check out all the photos of our Mardi Gras celebration here. You can see the bands, the floats, the crowds, and more importantly...the Cooler Monkey! We are already looking forward to 2013!