Mardi Gras Texas Style

Blake and I thought it would be fun

to bring a little Mardi Gras to Lubbock.

We had SO much fun

and I'm pretty sure everyone who came did as well.

We got these precious cups made for people to drink out of and take as souveneirs

I got all my decorations in Shreveport during Christmas

as you can't buy MG stuff out here

Nelson was the official greeter and

bearer of the beads

Mom had these precious hand towels made

(there was another one but I forgot to take a picture)

Getting everything set up

We made everything ourselves

and it if I must say so myself,

everything was delicious.

Our menu consisted of:

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Red Beans and Rice

Crawfish Elegante

Havarti Cheese Dip with Triscuits

Vegetable Tray with Ranch, Hummus and Spinach Dip

Sausage and Cheese Plate

Chips and Queso

Beingets

King Cake

Hurricanes

Beer

We put all the drinks outside

I sadly forgot to take a picture of the outside set up

so this will have to do.

Our friends the Higleys

were SO nice to allow us to use their tent

(it rained all Friday and Saturday up until the party).

It worked out beautifully

and made the flow of the party so easy.

The drink station was to the left

and the beignet station was to the right.

We had chairs lined up all along the sides,

lights strung from the top,

a table and chairs in the back

with a propane space heater.

And now some party pics:

Blake, RHETT and I

(george henry would appear every now and then but preferred under the bed)

Keaton, Paul, Brittany, Barry, Holli and Holly

Reeder, Mike, Mary Lou, Jill, Shawna and Blake

Roman, Lauren's mom Marsha, Eric, Lauren, Lauren's roommate and Gus

Lauren's brother, Zach, Reeder, Jason and Jacob

Jake, Matt, Stu, Joe, Marc and Zach

Kristen, Vicki, Hilary and me

Jill, Marc, Dan, Blake and Zach

We had an absolute blast

but could not have done it

without the help from our wonderful

friends and family.

So thank you,

thank you,

thank you!!

We are already looking forward to next year.

cmg