It’s Mardi Gras time and we’re gearing up for the biggest event of the Carnival Season!
Paul and I have been brainstorming our family’s float and costumes. Will brought home a costume he’d made at school (a shiny purple cape, or as Will says it, “cafe” — rhymes with ‘safe’). He declared it a hero cape (cafe) and we went with it… coming finally to a Mardi Gras Superhero type theme with Will as Captain Mardi Gras, Kate as the faithful sidekick Lagniappe, and Paul and I as the Beignet Bunch. We were thinking of hero-type costumes (with helmets) in purple (for justice), green (for faith), and gold (for power)… or some kind of twist on that idea.
The Krewe of Abeona rolls on February 1st this year, down Oak Street and Carrollton. Today, they drew names to Crown their King and Queen, who (in the Mardi Gras tradition) lead the parade and toast the celebration. Like last year, floats, live music, costumes, and the signature throw (the Golden NuNu) will mark the celebration.
The King and Queen of this year’s celebration were selected this morning. This year’s King is…
(wait for it)…
WILL (!)
Wait, it gets better. This year’s Queen?
ANA (Will’s amor! In his words: “Mommy, I love Ana.”)
Here she is, as pictured during the Po’ Boy Fest:
If your heart isn’t breaking just a little at the cuteness of this, it could be a sign that you are experiencing heart failure (seek medical attention, quick!) The Mothers are appropriately stressing over the costuming issue as we have only a month — One Month! — for this Mardi Gras season. (Honestly a month? Is that really enough time for us sinners to get it all out? For Pete’s sake, shouldn’t we revise the rules on these early Easter years? We have Daylight Savings to get the most daylight out of each day, so why not extended Carnival season on early Easter years to get the most out of the world’s best party?)
Here are the King and Queen below, conspiring in a tea cup during Will’s birthday party:
shokufeh | 08-Jan-08 at 3:05 pm | Permalink
Congrats to King Will and Queen Ana! How perfect. I’m a bit tempted to take MrMan to your parade. He and I are both still enjoying a bracelet from last year’s.
Poists | 12-Jan-08 at 1:32 pm | Permalink
Throw me some beads Master Will!
All Hail King of the Krewe