Hail to the Queen

Here we are at the Endymion Extravaganza over

the weekend. That's my daughter Hannah and Pete,

and my niece Katie, along with Katherine in her crown.

She looked beautiful in her white and silver dress.

She said it was all very heavy, and you couldn't

move much! But she had a great time, and ruled

with grace and beauty! Way to go Katherine!

Long live the Queen.

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Star Struck

I have been in New Orleans enjoying some of the Mardi

Gras celebrations. My son in law's sister was the Queen

of the Endymion Parade this year, so we were all there

to cheer her on. This is the King of the Parade, dressed in

all his finery.

The Grand Marshals included Kelly Ripa, Mark Conseulos

and Anderson Cooper. Here they are on their float.

One of the bands performing at the Extravaganza after

the parade was Train. Here they are on the float. I

thoroughly enjoyed their concert. They did a great job

interacting with the audience, and I knew every song!

This parade and party were Saturday night in the

Convention Center. They had to do the parade

outside on Sunday night because it was rained out

on Saturday afternoon. The Endymion Parade is

known for the feather costumes of the royalty...they

were beautiful. My next post will feature Katherine,

Pete's little sister, as the Queen. woohoo!

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