It’s no secret that I love New Orleans. The culture, the beignets, I want to have my bachelor party there, the architecture, Mardi Gras – just everything. However, this all might seem curious, because I have never actually been to the city.So Saturday in Long Beach was a Mardi Gras kickoff festival – and obviously since I couldn’t go to the famed party this year, I had to take advantage of it coming to me. However, for those of you who don’t live in the greater Los Angeles area or fail to watch the news, this weekend it rained. A lot. Like, for three days straight. I was fine with it. It was actually a nice change of pace because I was able to get things done around the house like clean……okay, so I didn’t really clean, but you know what I mean. I didn’t feel like I needed to…