March 1, 2011

in the middle of an early mardi gras.....

we were lucky enough to be back in florida this past weekend
and
even luckier to be able to sit in the sun and listen to an amazing concert
{and of course people watch}
~
there were adorable little girls with freshly painted faces
and
dogs with beads

there were costumes
and
poorly applied sunscreen
there was my hubby laughing with his lawn neighbor
and
a guy as busy as i was taking photos
there was little girl who danced right in front of us
and
this little sweetheart
who will grow up and work at disney world someday
there was this sweet grandma all dressed up
dancing the day away

and
another tiny dancer in pink who really knew how to swing it
there was this little boy who just simply made me laugh
now you know at mardi gras you have to dance
{well there are a few other things you can do}
in order to get some beads
~
so dancing i did
this lady didn't understand the rules
and
thought she could just tackle me in order to have a sparkly necklace
everyone knows it's rude to leave the dance floor once you have your beads
so i just kept moving
and
stole this man away from his wife
{not really. it just looks that way in the photo}
~
to say it was a great afternoon
in seaside
would be an understatement
~
so i'll just say
"when do we get to go back"
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26 comments:

  1. It looks like a great day- totally ripe for beautiful pictures!!! Happy March~~~

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  2. I want to be that old lady some day. What a good day sunshine you had!

    Di

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  3. Wonderful!!! Thank you for posting. I have family in Flordia and your pictures felt like a little mental visit...Thanks again___=^..^=___Kittie

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  4. Ahhh. Made the plane delays worth it... :)

    LOVE the photo of the little boy with heavy glasses and the red cape. Precious!

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  5. Beth, what an amazing time, love all the pics, I can just hear the music playing. you got some great pics. hope you get to go back soon. hugs.

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  6. fun fun fun! (love the dancing grandma)

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  7. Thanks for the grins,
    tiny dancer:):):)
    -Jennifer

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  8. The kid in the cape is my favorite. My boys all wore capes. Still do, on occasion.

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  9. What a fun post. It looks warm, inviting, exciting, colourful and oh so sweet. Great pics, as always.

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  10. Well, I am just like that little old lady when I am lucky enough to have a partner; and sometimes I just dance any way. :D So much enjoyment showed on all the faces!

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  11. Looks like so much fun! Love the granny dancing. That's who I want to be when I grow up.

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  12. :) a year ago this weekend I was in seaside having cupcakes. my sister and i asked each other why didn't we go again this weekend. :)

    but...we didn't and that is another story.

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  13. What a fun and happy event -- and in a warm climate! Can't beat that!

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  14. I want to go and dance in the sun light! How fun!

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  15. Oh, how much fun! I would love to be dancing in the sunshine with beads on!

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  16. I love every single inch of each and every photo...oh what a fantabulous story in pictures you have pulled together! I wanna go back!

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  17. How fun! I'd like to have an
    early Mardi Gras party! :D
    Fantastic captures Beth.

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  18. Oh you really captured the spirit here! Poorly applied sunscreen and all! :)

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  19. First, to be able to say you went to Florida for the weekend makes me envious but to then see how much fun it looked-it makes me want to emigrate right now! I never knew about the dancing/beads things but will hopefully make it to a mardi gras at some point in my life!

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  20. Such fun..happy...WARM images. Made me smile!

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  21. Baby, I love watching you shake what your mama gave you ! Now that is some Seaside Heaven ! Yay for you !

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  22. I knew you were at Seaside by the time I saw the first photo. What a joyous place to be! And WHAT wonderful photos! My favorite may be your little red caped superhero. I'm also traveling through Florida at the moment as the snow is beginning to melt back home (the second snowiest on record in Ann Arbor history).

    I'm catching up a bit today with blogging - loving yours!

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  23. ooooo sun! ooooo shorts!
    soon, please.

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  24. looks so fun and i love that sun!

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  25. Oh, that sweet little super hero in red! Too cute.
    You are such a great people observer.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth