Laissez les bons temps rouler!
It’s Fat Tuesday, people! Mardi Gras! Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent for many of us. The season of Lent is the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter where many Christians fast in spiritual preparation for the resurrection of Christ. It is a wonderfully emotional and spiritual journey that can result in a greater understanding of God in our lives. But again, that’s tomorrow.
Since the wife has to work today and I’ve got a couple night classes, we celebrated last night with our 3-year-old at Chuck E. Cheese’s. It’s not exactly the libacious debauchery intended for the big day but hey, we’re parents. And let me tell you, to a toddler, Chuck E. Cheese’s might as well be the Moulin Rouge. He’d never been to Chuck E’s before, and it’s been 20 years since my last visit. But I’ve seen Saving Private Ryan a few times and felt prepared for the barrage. To be honest, it was an amazingly stress-free time. All the games are now only 1 token (25 cents) and the place is really well organized. Sure it was loud and hectic, but it was an orderly loud and hectic. Liam even won us some Cotton Candy (which was really good)! At the end of the night he came home with a great prize, a great smile, and memories we’ll keep forever (which is good since I can never remember to take the camera). For us, it was a perfect Mardi Gras.
So relax, cut loose, enjoy the night. Now is the time to celebrate life and love. As they say down in the Big Easy, laissez les bons temps rouler!
