In honor of close of Mardi Gras season (my favorite time of year), here are some images in case you weren’t able to celebrate in New Orleans, Mobile, St. Louis or any of the other Mardi Gras hot spots.

If you’ve ever been to a Mardi Gras parade, you know that it’s all about the floats

And when it comes to beads….the bigger, the better

Don’t worry, if yours aren’t ginormous, just load up with hundreds of regular ones

So, get some King Cake, enjoy the post, and day dream about next years’ party!