Do you wish you were in New Orleans today for Mardi Gras?

I would have *loved* to have been in New Orleans for Mardi Gras! It's really the only location that I know of that really goes all out with all of the wonderful and colorful celebration. I've always wanted to visit New Orleans, anytime of year, but most especially for such a famously fabulous celebration!

After the sad and devastating Hurricane Katrina, I think a lot of others feel as I do that they want to visit even more, just to help support the tourist industry in New Orleans, pay respects in some way for all the sadness that occurred there not so long ago and also see it now because it suddenly seems a little more fragile in light of the tragedy. All that said, I also think it would be the biggest and best party of my life if I went! I don't usually love too many crowds, but if any celebration would be worth it, this would be the one.