It has come to my attention that many South Florida residents have no idea that they are missing out on KING CAKES.

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It's a large baked cinnamon circle with Mardi Gras colored icing dripping down the sides. A plastic baby is hidden inside the cake which brings you good luck if you pick the highly prized slice.

You can also get fruit or chocolate fillings, but the original is the best and it's what I grew up on.

The cream cheese KING CAKE is a close second though :)

This is where my family gets our KING CAKES from:

http://www.randazzokingcake.com/

I grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, but was actually born in a charity hospital in the heart of New Orleans....Independence, Louisiana. I was bayou bred and crawfish fed at an early age. My parents would invite their friends over for crawfish/crab boils and at the age of 5 I could out-peel anyone. We have our own way of life and since we won the Super Bowl I feel like people would like to know more about the place I call home.

Most Famous New Orleans Bar:Pat O' Briens

They have a famous red drink called "Hurricane" and people chug it down like it's kool-aid. It's so famous that they even sell the mix on their website.
www.Patobriens.com/patobriens/

BEST MUFFULETTA IN NOLA: Hands down, CENTRAL GROCERY on Decatur St. If you love green olives, this sandwich was made for you. Order your muffuletta to go with a Barq's root beer and you will thank me :)

They don't have a website so here's their phone number: 504-523-1620

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ACADIANS: They were French settlers exiled from Canada who moved to Louisiana. My mom was born and grew up in the heart of Acadiana.....HOUMA, LOUISIANA. Only 22 Parishes (NOT counties) make up the "REAL" Cajun people.

MARDI GRAS is just not one day! We celebrate for about 2 1/2 weeks all the way up to FAT TUESDAY which is when we end our celebrations. That day is the craziest of them all....a day to go overboard and get carried away with eating, drinking, and partying because ASH WEDNESDAY is the next day. If you see people with black markings on their forehead on Ash Wednesday, don't be alarmed...they are Catholic.

PARADES: In Louisiana, we hold elaborate productions called parades. The floats are sometimes 2 to 3 stories high and have been worked on for months. You shout, "Throw me something mister" at all the floats and hope you make a catch. I have caught plastic cups, beads, doubloons, panties, stuffed animals, moon pies, coconuts (only at the ZULU parade), fake guns and spears, and random toys.

Kaylee kissing daddy in her flower girl dress and Dora socks..haha. She was so excited to try them on and was dancing all around while modeling in the mirrors.

I think her tiny shoulder blades are adorable. The little yellow ribbon adds a cute touch and matches the bridesmaids dresses. I think she will wear ballet slippers on the sand....I hear little ones trip and have a hard time in flip flops while concentrating. Should I dye the slippers butter yellow?

Kaylee will be throwing light yellow rose petals down the aisle mixed with baby seashells. She will also have a flower crown for her hair. We are looking through magazines for the perfect example to give our flower lady, Darines from Simply Flowers.

Darines is awesome and can do anything. Here's her number and link if your looking for someone to help you with flowers: 561-630-4478 http://www.simplyflowerspalmbeachgardens.com/ .

You can order flowers 24/7 from her site just for you slackers out there. OH and don't forget Valentine's Day is next week.

I got my cozy cashmere zip hoodie from my mom two Christmas's ago. It's from Banana Republic and I'm pretty sure they don't make them anymore. I begged and begged for another one last Christmas and all my mom could find is one from JCREW. It's defiantly not as comfy and I still will only wear my original grey hoodie.

Look at the sad pictures of my hoodie. I'm known to snag my dang sweater on anything it comes across. I look ridiculous when it happens too.

I wear it every single day.....so much that listeners even joke about it.

COATED CANVAS SLEEVE

We picked pool blue and buttery yellow with a hint of lime. I think those colors scream summer and look great together. Lemon yellow is just too intense and looks neon on bridesmaid dresses. I hate that every yellow I see is a different shade...AGGHHHH!!

(HOUSE OF BLUES @ PLEASURE ISLAND)

We are still deciding on a rehearsal dinner place...we thought we had a location but they don't except reservations. WHAT??? How can you offer wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners and not take reservations? Now we are looking at the place where Kenny Chesney filmed his music videos. It's on the water but we have to get it catered, hopefully from one of my favorite seafood places.

(You can see the famous Jupiter Lighthouse across the intercoastal.)

My mom wants a photo booth that will print out as many pictures as our guests want in color. It can have Jeremy and Randi and/or just the date. I'm still thinking about that. I hate when people put their names on stuff that I'm supposed to keep. Like koozies and picture frames with other peoples names...don't like. Candy and flower seeds with names I understand....because you will eventually dispose of them.

(HOSTING @ FINZ IN DELRAY)

(RACHELS STEAK HOUSE in WPB)