If you know me or have followed me on social media for some time then you know I love an excuse to costume. Why not? It’s fun to wear out of the ordinary attire, especially during carnival season. Since I haven’t blogged since 2017, I’m catching y’all up on past Mardi Gras looks. For the past three years we’ve attended Airwave’s carnival ball at Music Box Village. It’s a fun outdoor event with live performances and it’s a great excuse to get gussied up. We usually recycle costumes from previous carnival seasons for that. Come Fat Tuesday, however, we prefer to showcase entirely new costumes. I usually make a significant component of our costumes, be it a headless or embellishing a jacket by hand. Last year was particularly exciting; my niece was born just after 10 p.m. on Mardi Gras Day, so my brother and I were traipsing around the city eagerly awaiting the news of our new niece.
2018
Music Box Village’s costume ball 
2019
Future aunt & uncle waiting on that baby 
