Happy Mardi Gras!!! As I noted in today's poll, we've been through FOUR king cakes this season. We decided to hold off on Cajun until crawfish is in full season down here, but in honor of Fat Tuesday, I am probably going to make a quick stop later on to pick up some pralines. Not the first thing you'd think of, but it's a super popular treat down here as well as in NOLA and it was the flavor of the last king cake I devoured.
Green- I wanted something fun for the first of the two half marathons that I could also wear to a Women's Day 5k/10k I'm doing with DD17, her friend, and her friend's mom. So, that meant not going super specific with shamrocks, etc. I found a pair of leggings that have some shades of green in the base colors (sort of forest motif) with moths and fireflies. The moths, from afar, kind of look like golden shamrocks set against the green background. So, it gives me all of the color vibes for one holiday while still being sort of girly for Women's Day.
Purple- My newest running shoes are lavender, which is in the purple family. I'm grateful because they were on deep discount since the newest iteration of Glycerins just came out. They are also going to coordinate with my run outfit for the second of two St. Paddy's day half marathons I'm doing next month. My run/walk leggings are Lucky Charms marshmallow themed and the lavender goes with the purple horseshoes.
Gold- I favor gold when it comes to jewelry...especially yellow gold. It's tricky because some things, like certain stones, are better set in white metals. Still, with that, I like to opt for 2-tone. Now, I am fine wearing white gold, but I tend to have allergic reactions to silver and I've even had some odd reactions to platinum...which is supposedly super uncommon. So, gold it is!
