This past Saturday night, I went to the best Mardi Gras party in Yakima! That's right, ain't no party like a Yakimardi Gras party, 'cause the Mardi Gras party don't stop!
It was a fundraiser for the St. Paul private school, but the people watching at this event was like looking at a roster of a "who's who" of Yakima...
Couldn't make it to New Orleans this year for Mardi Gras? Here's a little sneak of what you missed. Don't worry, all of these pictures are safe for work.
Maybe you’re throwing a big party, or maybe Mardi Gras is just your excuse to feast on the amazing cuisine of New Orleans -- either way, you better get it right. Break out the spices and let’s get cooking!
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," a reference to the binge eating a lot of Catholics do before Lent. As is often the case with holidays, the Christian roots are intertwined with earlier pagan practices. It was very common for early church fathers to integrate elements of pagan ritual in an attempt to attract potential converts.
Mardi Gras itself originated in the Middle Ages and wa