It’s Fat Tuesday! Happy Mardi Gras! I’ve got about 100 different songs going through my head today as I celebrate this holiday from a distance. Our neighbor and friend made us an authentic king cake (she’s from Louisiana, too), my cousin shipped one to me a few weeks ago, and then I found another king cake on our doorstep this morning from my sweet parents. The note said, “laissez les bon temps rouler.”
I had a good doctor’s appointment this morning. I am officially 24.6 weeks pregnant. My Glucola test was today. I had to fast to prepare for this appointment and I had to drink the yummy glucola orange drink this morning that tastes like a flat Sunkist. After drinking this stuff, I had to wait an hour for it to get into my system so they could take my blood and test for gestinational diabetes. While I waited, I got weighed and heard the baby’s little heartbeat again. Everything sounded great. I’ll go back in 4 weeks for another sonogram and will get to do the 4D sonogram on this visit. Just one more visit until I start going every two weeks. Time is flying!
In honor of Fat Tuesday, here is a list of all of the songs that make me think of New Orleans and/or Mardi Gras:
What songs remind you of Mardi Gras? Who else is celebrating from a distance?
What’s the 4th dimension of a 4D test?
And, I made a King Cake last night! Yay for me (and Paula Dean)!
-E
House of the Rising Sun is one of my favorite songs!!! My husband was in glee club in college and their director rearranged it and combined it with Amazing Grace- it’s a gorgeous rendition. I wish they had it on youtube so I could link you there!!
Enjoy your day! Any plans to give up anything for Lent?
A co-worked brought in a king cake today and it was soooo yummy – I had two pieces, trying to get the baby, but I wasn’t the lucky one! Happy Fat Tuesday!
I never put wreaths on my door other than at Christmas time. This year I was inspired by one of the decorating blogs that featured an ornament wreath. I decided to make a “mardi gras” wreath using gold, purple and green ornaments. I put a bow on it that I made from a striped ribbon that featured all the colors. I thought it was a little kitschy but put it up anyway. Well, last week I received a letter from my homeowners association advising me to “remove my Christmas wreath” from the door : )
You know, I am sad to admit that I didn’t even realize it was Mardi Gras til this morning. Yeah I know, shame on me!! I am way out of touch obviously!
Yay for 24 weeks… so exciting!! And thanks for all the advice today!
Anybody want some beads!!! 🙂
Swing by my Daily Gif Blog when ya have a chance…tomorrows the last day for my $50 giveaway!!
DB
Mardi gras mambo mambo mambo…
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I have been at Rex and the trucks parade ALL MORNING! GOOD TIMES! I love NOLA! 🙂
Laissez les bon temps rouler and happy Mardi Gras!!
Yay! How fun! Time really is flying!
confession: i have never ever celebrated mardi gras…not even in college…now i feel really lame haha
I had a King Cake for the first time at our working meeting last week. Yummy!
All those songs are great!!!
Happy Mardi Gras! Enjoy a piece of King Cake for me!!!
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We are celebrating from a distance too! But unfortunately no king cake here in CO, I’ll have to improve my baking skills and solve that problem myself next year! Happy Mardi Gras 🙂
Definitely celebrating here! Someday we should hit up Will and Meredith and have a triple date there!
I wish we celebrated mardi gras today.. tear that we dont.. my husband is going to a fish broil tonight… im passing because Im not supposed to eat shellfish right now:(… yeah for almost being to 25 weeks!!! I love hearing babies heartbeat:) So you had to drink the orange stuff and then wait an hour before you could go potty?? Ekk.. may not be able to do that! ha!
Thats a lot of King Cakes! I had never heard of such a thing until your blog!
Yay for the great appoinment this morning! Bet you can’t wait for that 4D picture!!
We’ve celebrated all month with various king cakes and I even had the pleasure of watching one of the Krewe’s come through the children’s hospital last week. It was a blast to see them light up when trinkets were tossed their way.
3 King cakes! Lucky girl!! I want one so bad I can almost taste it. I might have to try my hand at making one 🙂
Glad everything is going so smoothly with BBC! Time is going to fly now!
I’m sad to say I have never celebrated Mardi Gras or has a king cake.:( Sad I know.
i LOVE better than ezra. they are definitely my mardi gras favorite band.
I am a huge Better Than Ezra fan and, being from the north, never knew they had anything to do with Mardi Gras until a few years ago. Crazy! Enjoy your cakes!
I’ve always wanted to celebrate it and go all out!! Have fun!!
Wow! The time is going by so fast!! Is this your favorite part of pregnancy so far? I hope everything goes well with your gluc test!!
I didn’t even realize that it was Mardi Gras time! ha! I have always thought that drink tasted like a flat sunkist too! Love reading your blog!
I’m almost embarrassed to say I know almost nothing about Mardi Gras! Except that it’s a huge party with lots of beads and I’ve always wanted to go!!
Congrats on 24 weeks! It seems like it goes by so fast!!
I’ve never had a king cake, but I’ve been hearing about them a lot lately… I think it’s time I need to try one!!
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Going to Mardis Gras is on my TO DO list. Guess it’s good I didn’t go this year since they had a shooting there yesterday.
We celebrated with Red Beans & Rice & King Cake from Randazzo's. YUM! We also had some friend over to celebrate. We're heading to NOLA for Mardi Gras in 2011 since it will be a late one.
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We have some dear friends who just moved to NOLA and are celebrating this week. Can’t wait to go visit them!!!
I’m with ya’ on the Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun”!!!!
New Orleans Ladies!!!!!
My favorite!
Hi! So nice to meet you 🙂 Congrats on your baby boy – they are WONDERFUL. I couldn’t be more in love with mine 🙂