Mardi Gras of Mobile Part II

Well we had a fun-filled Mardi Gras weekend that started Thursday.  We were invited by our friends Justin & Amanda to have dinner and adult beverages at Justin's office (which happens to have a balcony on the parade route).  So we were able to watch the parade from the balcony.  Here is a picture of the "Wicked" float.  This parade had a Broadway theme...except that the sign introducing the float stated that it was "Wizard of Oz."  I guess the Crew didn't think that Mobile would be that hip on newer Broadway shows. 

The crew that put on the parade on Thursday was called the Order of Polka Dots or OOP.  It was an all female crew, so needless to say, we didn't get a lot of beads thrown up to the balcony.  One lady did have a good arm and about took us out with a moon pie. 

We took a break on Friday night for a Valentine's dinner party, which was very fun.  We did have some excitement though when our friends, Carly and Khristian, came to our house to pick up Andy's tux pants to be hemed.  Andy accidentally set the alarm before we left and so when they used the key that we set out for them...the alarm went off and because Andy and I were in at the party, we didn't hear our phones.  You know that AT&T commercial... well thankfully they didn't get taken to Jail, but the police came and our alarm was going off for about 5 minutes.  At least we know that the alarm works....we just feel really bad that we tried it out on them.

On to Saturday!  We started our morning off in southern style with a visit to, of course, Waffle House, with Amanda, Justin and Lucy.  We then came back to our house to make some Mardi Gras Mash, fill the cooler with beer and headed to the parade.  Here are some pics from the afternoon parade.

After that parade, we went home to visit Stella and to get ready for the evening's festivities.  We met the gang again at the parade where there were 3 parades in a row.  I think the most random thing I caught was a Hannah Montana candy-filled tin.  We also scored more beads and moon pies.  Here is a picture of the Pink Panther Float.  (Notice the awesome costumes that the riders get to wear!)

After the parade we went and ate Sushi and then finished the night out at "Club Insanity" (which is not really insane, but I like saying the name) playing darts.  It was a very fun and memorable Valentine's Day!

Finally we made it to Sunday, where we had been invited to attend the Ball put on by the crew of Neptune's Daughters.  Andy and I got all dressed up and went to the parade.  Now the girls of this crew could throw...I actually got a handful of beads right in the face.  Note to self...don't put your head down until the float is out of throwing distance... No worries, I was fine and then had a nice shimmer of glitter on my skin for the rest of the night.  After the parade, we were to go to the Civic Center for the ball and had to be in the doors by 8:45.  As guests of the ball, we were able to watch the "call-outs" from the upper level.  That took about 90 minutes, but it was very fun to people watch.  It is really just like prom for adults, only thousands of people are invited.  After the call-outs, we were allowed back down stairs where there were numerous rooms with food and beverages.  

With all of the excitement of the previous 3 days and the looming 6:30 am start to my Monday, Andy and I had some food, took it all in and then headed home.  It was definitely an experience.  We have 2 more balls to go to before the end of Mardi Gras, so more fun to come.  I will leave you with some pictures from Sunday night.  

Notice, the koozie matches my dress.  Wouldn't the Stegings be proud... And also Andy's new set of tails!