Mardi Gras may be best known for the parades and parties of New Orleans, but did you know that the Gulf Coast of Alabama has its own vibrant Mardi Gras celebrations? Gulf Shores and Orange Beach bring the fun of the season with family-friendly parades, live music, delicious food, and coastal charm. ...
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5 Things Friday IX
Happy Friday friends, it’s almost the weekend! Yall, we are supposed to get SNOW today, here in central Mississippi. Please note that no one here knows how to drive in snow. The low is around 28 so not sure how long it will stick around (pun intended). See what I did there? Anyway, I haven’t done a ...
Rock ‘n Roll New Orleans Half Race Recap 2015
This was my 4th time to run Rock 'n Roll New Orleans, and we were so blessed with amazing weather! I know the year before it was muggy and humid, so I was preparing for the worst and was pleasantly surprised! Low of mid 40’s at the start (very windy!) But sunny and high of 65 for the day. Perfect! ...
NOLA Weekend
We had an amazing weekend in New Orleans running the Rock ‘n Roll New Orleans half marathon! A fun race, great friends, and could not have asked for better weather. I will have full recaps on the blog later this week, but I just wanted to share a couple of pictures for now. I was so tired when we ...
March 2014 Confessions
Ok guys, it’s confession time again. I have a few things weighing on me and thought it was time to ‘fess up! 1.) I am SO TIRED of running. There. I said it. Gulp. This chick is totally and completely burned out. I don’t want to train, I don’t want to race, nothing. The good news is, this has ...
Mardi Gras: Learn the Lingo
Happy Fat Tuesday! I am bummed I missed all the parades this year because I have been out of town so much, but I still got in the Carnival spirit just living here, I love it! I thought today would be a fun day to give you all non New Orleans folks a little lesson in all things Mardi Gras ...
