365: The Reboot

The Krewe of Olympia has been around for over 40 years and is the opposite of the Krewe of Eve... its all men!  And what a rowdy bunch this group can be.  Each year, by the time the floats make their way to the corner of Tyler and 17th Ave, the majority of the riders are drunk.  Not that I'm complaining.  Drunk riders usually end up throwing LOTS of fun stuff at pretty girls.  We've learned to use this to our advantage and get lots of loot for the kids.  Before the Olympia parade, our friends the Abadies always throw a Mardi Gras "tail-gate" style party at their place and that proves  more fun than the actual parade. This year was no different.  What a blessed girl I am!

Me and the Montalbano family

"got Crabs?"

And the bull horn makes its first appearance!

"Hey!  Hey you!  Yeah you... throw me something!"

And of course... the wide stance

BFFs

Taylor and Gavin Acuff - Emily's stepchildren

Em and I with Mr. Smitty

Yep... one guy threw me a Peach Jello-shot

Emily and I with Ms. Judy Abadie