So I have to back up a few weeks for my first official Blog! Many of you know that I love tradition and look forward to traditions that were started when I was young and continue to be tradition for my family. That being said, on February 8, myself with Aidan, Clara Kate and Mama Buckley in tow attended the First Annual Caerus parade in Hattiesburg. It was important to me that my kids would be a part of what I could forsee as a new "tradition" in our family. Having a Mardi Gras parade in Hattiesburg has been long overdue and the fact that we were able to be right in the middle of it made me quite giddy to say the least. Now I suspect that in the future there will need to be some tweaking and revamping to work out a few kinks but through my children's eyes it was nothing short of spectacular! And to me what more could you ask for?!?!
We were joined by some of my work friends and their kids as well as 6000 of our closest friends. The kids played some football in the middle of Hardy Street before the big event and the rest of us snacked on bottled water, beef jerky, Doritos and CK munched on some leftover Chick-fil-A thanks to Miss Caroline.
All in all was a fantastic night and a perfect start to a new tradition. So Let The Good Times Roll and Happy Mardi Gras to everybody!
