After years of visiting, yet managing to avoid any major festival, I headed out to Terri's to take in Mardi Gras. A part of me has always wanted to go, but in truth, there has been another part of me that has been kind of proud that I had successfully dodged a tourist trap and experienced "real" southern Louisiana by visiting outside of carnival season. I knew Mardi Gras was supposed to be fun. Hedonistic, boozy bleary fun. But I was afraid that if would feel too manufactured. And there is nothing worse than structured fun, major festival or not.Thankfully, I was so wrong. Mardi Gras is every great thing you'd expect; vibrant colors, great music, cold drinks and numerous throws. Better yet, Mardi Gras has a lot to offer that you (or me at least) would have never anticipated; incredible floats, friendly people, family/friend tailgates and kid friendly parades.
