The Things That Make Me All Warm & Fuzzy

THINGS THAT MAKE ME ALL WARM AND FUZZY.

My Wonderful Beautiful Mother & My Great Dad...

My Gorgeous Daughters - Lindsey & Hannah

The Love's Of My Life...

Lindsey, Mom, Me & Hannah - Three Generations

Christmas Eve 2011

My Beautiful Step-Daughters - Caity & Emily

The Most Awesome Man 2nd To My Dad - Paul

My Precious Grandson - Landon

He Has Stole My Heart - And Brought So Much Joy To All

My Hawt Baby Cousin Amber - Love This Doll...

I Am So Proud Of My Oldest Daughter Lindsey

This Is Her College Graduation From South Alabama

My Adorable FurrFamily

Just A Few Of The Great Times With The Greatest Friends

Yummy Jello Shots Made By Me.

My New Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville Blender & Mango Daiquiri

My Most Favorite - Mich Ultra Sitting By A Warm Fire

Paradise "My Home" In The Most Beautiful Place In The World - Gulf Shores, Alabama

My Birth Rite - Alabama Football

Bear Bryant & Nick Saban - Two Great Coaches

Great Times At My 30 Year Class Reunion

Yes - We Are Old - But Still Doing Great

I Love Halloween - You Get To Play Dress Up

My Motor Cycle (And It Is For Sale - Just Saying)

My Mac Book & IPhone

Mardi Gras - Always A Party & A Great Time

Yummy Crawfish & Sushi

Fishing One Of My Fav Passtimes - Just Don't Get To Do It Enough - And I Caught All Of These Fishies All By Myself

The Big Earl & Earlvis Show = A Great Time & Side Splitting Comedy

He Sings Dirty Songs About His Friends, Farm Animals & Snowbirds

You Never Know What He Is Going To Pull Out Of A BAG...

On A Not So Warm & Fuzzy Day - I Am The Honey Badger

Promise - It Takes A Really Bad Day For This...

So Keep It Classy, Warm & Fuzzy,

Cindy Lou...

Simply GeekTastick!!!

Can I Just Say - I Want To Marry Jim Parsons!!!

"Big Bang Theory"

 Without A Doubt The Funniest Show Airing!!!

These Guys Make Me Hate That I Am So Cool.

I Want To Be A Nerdvania!!!

Talk About Making It Attractive To Be A Geek.

If You Have Never Watched - Take A Peek!!!

Have A GeekTastic Day!!!

Cindy Lou...

Who Is That Masked Reveller???

WHY ARE MASK WORN?

My Personal Temporarily Retired Hand Painted Venezia Mask  

I Hand-Picked And Ordered This One Of A Kind Beauty

 By Krewe Laws, Members Of Krewes Whom Are In Costume and Are Float Riders Must Always Have A Mask On While In Public And Riding Their Floats. And Believe Me I Know This For A Fact!!!   If You Are Caught In Costume Without A Mask In Public Outside Of Your Ball - Before Or After The Float Parade Or Ball.  You Have Broken A Carnal Sin Which Entitles You To A Big Fat Fine.  

Yes, You Heard Me Right - A Fine!!!

These Long Held Traditions Of Being A Member Of An Elite Secret Society Are Taken Seriously.

I Know These Things Because I Was A Member Of A Very Established Female Krewe For A Few Years.  Then After Starting Nursing School I Decided It Was Time To Take A Break Due To The Financial And Time Commitment.  However, I Will Say - It Is Both A Privilege And A Wonderful Experience To Be A Part Of Such A Special Organization.

Mask Range In Price From A Couple Of Dollars To Several Hundred Dollars.  

A Few Near & Dear To My Heart Pictures Of My Experience As A Member Of A Mystical Mardi Gras Organization.

My Float Was The Cosmic Cowgirls & This Whole Group Rode On 1 of the 13 Floats That Rolled The Streets Of Fairhope.
I Am On The Second Row - Last One On The Far Left

Me At Call-Outs

Me On My Float At The Parade - Throwing My Throws

Me And Some Great Gals At The Ball & After The Parade

The History Of Mardi Gras Mask

 One of the most important aspects of the Mardi Gras mask might be the mask itself. The mask doesn't just hide your identity, but presents a new one. Hence the many expensive and intricate artisan-crafted masks you can find in all the places where the holiday is taken seriously, from Mobile to Venice. A mask can take any form – scary, happy, beautiful, mysterious – and that's something to consider next time you throw on a plastic party mask in a big Mardi Gras city, or balk at the seemingly outrageous prices for a "just a mask": during the festivities, at least, your Mardi Gras mask is a whole new you.

Mardi Gras masks are in essence Carnival masks, which means their history lies in the Venetian and Frenchmasquerade balls that were in vogue in the royal courts of Europe from the 15th century onward. In America, where Mardi Gras is probably best known (under the name "Mardi Gras," that is, and not "Carnival"), masks have a complicated, but rich history. 

The French brought both the masquerade and Mardi Gras with them to North America, and initially, as in Europe, masking on Mardi Gras (and during the Carnival season) was the province of the elite. The public identities of "mystical society" and "krewe" members – the people who held Mardi Gras balls and organized the parades – were a secret, and hence the Mardi Gras masks (note: this is not uniformly true today). For the disenfranchised, both in America and in the Caribbean, masking could also give a person the freedom to parody authority without fear of retribution.

Masking hasn't always been legal. Like Mardi Gras itself, but those in Mobile and New Orleans had been suspended from time to time, usually during wartime, but during Louisiana's period of Spanish rule, both masking and dance were prohibited (ostensibly because of violence), and not returned until well after the territory was returned to France and sold to the United States. Even today, in places like Mobile, Alabama, non-mystical society members are only allowed to mask from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Mardi Gras day, not because of Carnival-associated violence, but bad precedent for masked men and women set by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1950s. Once the Mardi Gras mask returned in 1827, however, it marked the beginning of the golden age and modern era of Mardi Gras.

So Buy You A Mask, Put It On, And Feel That Mystical Feeling Of Mystery!!!

Cindy Lou...

I Got TipSea !!!

Yep - I Know What You People Were Thinking. 

You Thought I Was Bragging About Drinking & Getting Tipsy.  

I Know We Are A Small Drinking Island With A Fishing Problem.  But Damn Even I Can't Drink All The Time!!!

Located At 23479 Perdido Beach Blvd. Orange Beach,
 right across from new Phoenix Condos,
under the giant friggin billboard,
251-981-8477. 

 But What I Am Actually Bragging 

About Is Getting Rockin Rollin 

TipSeas As My First Blog Sponsor!!!

I am super excited to be working with Rockin Rollin - and can't wait to share with you all the fun and exciting things that are going on there every week.  And to make it even more fun - I will be one of the new faces you see behind the bar serving all of you wonderful people cold drinks and yummy food.

For those who didn't know it - in June of 2011, Rockin Rollin TipSeas has new ownership and management.

SO LOOK AT THIS WEEKENDS EVENTS - 
PER ROLAND OF ROCKIN ROLLINS ...

Don't Forget That Thursdays Are TipSeas Locals Night! 

Happy Hour Drink Prices All Night Long. 

Come Out And Have A Drink With 

Our All New Bartending Staff. 

On Friday Night Feb. 3, The One And Only Moonshine Maggie Will Make Sure She Keeps Your Glass Full. 

On Saturday Night Feb 4, Lil Ms. Cindy CeeCee Wallace Will Be Serving Up Some Great Drinks And Ice Cold Beer. 

On Sunday FunDay Feb 5, @ 1:00 PM & Bring A Covered Dish To Share & We Are Cooking Up Ham - And Join Paula Higgs Lennon As She Welcomes Johnny B To The Stage Before The Super Bowl Game.

BE READY FOR A HUGE EVENING OF FOOTBALL AND FUN TIMES WATCHING THE GAME ON ROCKIN ROLLIN TIPSEAS FOUR TV'S !!!

Looking Forward To Seeing You There!!!

Remember Saturday I Will Be The Bartender.  And I Need All You Folks To Come Up There And Donate To Mine And My Youngun's College Fund!!!

CINDY LOU...

2012 Baldwin County Mardi Gras Parade Schedule!!!

2012 Baldwin County MARDI GRAS PARADE SCHEDULE

Saturday, January 28

1:00 pm Krewe De La Dauphine Parade
(Dauphin Island)

1:00 pm Island Mystics Parade
(Dauphin Island)

Friday, February 10

6:30 Mailds of Jubilee
(Downtown Fairhope, AL)

6:45 Order of Persephone
(Olde Towne Daphne, AL)

Saturday, February 11

7:00 Knights of Ecor Rouge
(Downtown Fairhope, AL)

Friday, February 17

6:30 pm Maids of Jubilee
(Downtown Fairhope, AL)

Saturday, February 18

2:00 pm Krewe of Mullet Mates
(County Road 1, Fairhope, AL)

5:30 pm Mystics of Pleasure
(Orange Beach, AL Perdido Beach Blvd., from Live Bait to the Perdido Bay Bridge)

Sunday, February 19

2:00 Loyal Order of the Firetruck
(Daphne, Mayday Park & through neighborhoods of Olde Towne Daphne!)
Monday, February 20

7:00 pm Order of Mystic Magnolias
(Fairhope, AL)

Tuesday, February 21

Mardi Gras Day
FAT TUESDAY!
(always the day before Ash Wednesday)

10:00am Gulf Shores Parade
(Highwy 50 from LuLus/Intracoastal Bridge to East Beach Blvd. @ the Hangout)

12:00 Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Parades Unite for Combo-Parade

(on East Beach Blvd from ‘The Hangout’ to Perdido Pass Bridge)