#KreweOfHouseFloats

This is mostly non-training related.  Here in New Orleans, it is a big Mardi Gras week.  Normally, the tourists are not quite here in town, our favorite parades have happened or are going to happen, and life starts getting crazy.  We are all still working, yet we somehow find time every night to find a spot on St. Charles to watch a parade we have seen dozens of times.  And every year it is just as wonderful as the last.

This year it is different, of course.  If you follow New Orleans news at all, you will see that the city is doing the #kreweofhousefloats since we are not able to have parades.  ***Fun fact- this idea originated in MY neighborhood, Algiers Point (2nd oldest neighborhood in the city) and it was started by a friend and neighbor of mine.  Our house float is done, and every day we get to watch people drive by and stop, smile, and take pictures.  If you are in town, you should drive by too.  Our Float is called RECYCLE DAT, and it is made out of all recycled and reused materials and trash collected from the neighborhood.  It was definitely a feel good project, and it took us a couple of weeks to complete it. 

And just in case if you are wondering if this is my Mardi Gras wig this year...nope.  I am letting my gray hair (and there is a lot of it) grow out.  My boss yesterday told me no way, and my daughter is upset that everyone will think I am her grandma.  I think I am going to be pretty darn gray when this is all over.  The process of deciding to just let your body be where it is in the aging process, including having gray hair, is is a post all on its own.  See ya next time!