Saturday's Alright For Parading!

So, here's the rest of my weekend.  Saturday was the best.  I don't know if you've ever been to the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival, but you need to make sure you hit it up next year.  They do a huge parade every year and it is by far the best and most unique parade in town.  

Our day started with a lovely breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs and onions, turkey bacon, and pancakes all courtesy of Chef Jamie.  It wasn't brought to me in bed or anything, but that's OK.  It was just as special at the table.  We putzed around the house and then headed over to Adam's.

Adam lives off McClendon in Little 5 Points so it's just a convenient place for everyone to gather.  We walked up the parade and the fun really got started.  The thing about this parade is it's huge.  At least an hour or so.  And the floats are so creative.  Some of my highlights:

-  A dachshund in an alligator costume

-  El Mire's float in which everyone (there was a band) was dressed as Muppets (like the drummer was Animal) and what sealed the deal was the two guys dressed as Statler and Waldorf that sat on top of the float

-  Ace's float was a wrestling ring and all the people on it were wearing those Mexican wrestling masks (except Hulk Hogan and the Nature Boy Ric Flair) and body slamming each other

-  Some dude dressed up as a really good Jack Sparrow with an entourage of people holding up "Vote for Sparrow" posters (with Obama and McCain crossed out)

-  a whole gaggle (is that correct word?) of giant, bigger than life skeletons

You take all that and add in all the other amazing costumes and hilarious get ups and it was the parade of all parades and definitely surpassed years past.

We hung around the L5P area for the rest of the day.  Met up with my co-workers at Star Bar, Jamie and I danced to a really crappy DJ, went back to Adam's, ate hamburgers, and then headed over to the Variety Playhouse.

The Wood Brothers are my most favorite musical act (save Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead) and they were amazing on Saturday.  You should check them out if you've been living under a musical rock and aren't familiar with them.  Chris Wood is the Wood of Medeski Martin & Wood and Oliver Wood was in my friend Chris' band King Johnson.  Together, the Wood Brothers are heaven on your ears.  Sort of bluesy, sort of jazzy, but always incredible.  I try to see Oliver play around Atlanta whenever I can (he usually does a few Wood Bros tunes) but if they are both together then I will cancel whatever plans I have to see them.  They only have two albums out as of now, but both are perfection.  

Sunday was Sunday.  We bummed around, went to the new Fresh Fare by Kroger (the old Disco Kroger, which you should check out because it's awesome and I got chicken for $2.50, like raw boneless, skinless breasts), stopped in to Marshall's where Jamie got a new blue shirt (I'm not being a snob when I say this, but Marshall's gives me a rash), and that was that.  I took a three hour nap (hooray for Sunday's) and then I went to Jennifer's new place to have dinner with her, Johanna, Emma, Brianne, and Jennifer's Mom and Clint.  It was a lovely weekend.

Then I came home and watched trashy TV (Rock of Love Charm School and The Pick Up Artist 2) and went to bed.

I love the weekends.

This week I'm looking forward to doing lots of laundry tomorrow night and catching up on Ugly Betty, and trivia on Thursday.  As of now, no weekend plans.  We might hit a pumpkin carving party on Saturday.  If you have any pumpkin carving ideas let me know.  Last time I was so uncreative I carved a pumpkin in my pumpkin.

Oh yeah, the picture above?  It's some wild turkeys (not Wild Turkey) we saw up at Lake Hartwell last year.  It's almost Thanksgiving so this is time appropriate. Right?  Gobble gobble.