Zumba

Did a little bit of this with my SIL....and yes, I did wear my sister's belly-dancing bangles! Zumba is definitely more fun than Pure Barre, but PB is still addictive. Now to find a Zumba close to home to alternate with PB...

Last of My Mardi Gras Pics

This is self-explanatory. If a lady with a see-through tutu is following Elvis, you're in the Quarter.

This group paraded around the tables and down on the floor with a drummer and shook everything they had, which was not covered by very much. This lady had on the most conservative outfit; the rest wore thongs and bikini tops - go girls!

My outfit was not nearly as exciting.

This is a new float with 9 sections, longer than a football field, representing Pontchartrain Beach amusement park - didn't get a great picture but you get an idea how long it is in the Superdome.

And finally, the requisite shaky video ending when I get hit with beads. This is the Dracula float and Dean is the fourth guy behind Dracula dancing there near the end. They had already run out of beads to throw because of a record crowd, but you get an idea of how awesome it is to watch a parade while a band plays in the Superdome.


We now return to our previously scheduled knitting.

Another Dr. Fun?

Nah, he just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

This Isn't the Topless Bar...

Pure Barre Strong!

Picked up a guy at the bar yesterday....

The Fun Begins!

I'm Calling it Quits!

I'm at that point where I start finding everything wrong with it, so I'm officially done! From far off, it looks pretty darn good, though. And I did find a nice necklace to wear with this, but you have to be realistic - it's Mardi Gras and you'll lose your necklace under your beads. This is the Endymion signature bead from last year - the color's perfect!

I will NOT be detaching the lining to straighten the fabric at the slit. No matter how nicely you line everything up, this fabric just slides and puckers when those feed dogs hit it. I'm sure there's a special foot for that, but I don't have it.

Okay, the dog photo-bombed me, so I'll do it again. He keeps hoping we'll paint his picture and put it over the mantel. Seems like he did this 2 years ago when I made another Mardi Gras dress too...

If you notice the wrinkle on my back, it just means I'm standing still too long and not dancing enough!

I'm not really excited about the $32 shoes I found at Shoe Station, other than the fact that they're low enough to be walkable, and they're comfortable without squeezing my toes, but I really would love to go back to the pointy ballerina straps. Nobody liked those, though. I may have to go shoe shopping in New Orleans...

Oh, and I also found out that I knitted my sleeve WAY too long for my beige sweater. I was getting it long enough to meet the shoulder seam and completely forgot they have directions to knit a sleeve cap - doh! If I get bored in the French Quarter, I'll pull out my knitting. Have a happy Mardi Gras, and I'll post some New Orleans pics when I get back on Sunday.