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Last night began the parties around Louisiana that will continue well into Mardi Gras in cities like New Orleans and Baton Rouge and beyond celebrating the New Orleans Saints win at the Super Bowl last night. Those of us here often take for granted that everyone doesn't know the history behind how things get started. In one of my blog comments Gloria Todor shared that she googled "Who Dat Nation" and found an interesting overview in Wikipedia's Who Dat?. It gives the history from swamp music to comedy routines.

This chant originated in the 1800's and early 1900's. While there are several claims to the origin of the chant being used collectively by the 'Who Dat Nation", one claim comes right from my town of Baton Rouge. Some claim it began with Southern University fans in the late 1960's using the chant "Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Jags". Southern's nicknamed the Jaguars. Whatever the origin, it has now become a Louisiana wide song celebrating their Saints as SuperBown champians and the come back of the city of New Orleans as well as the state of Louisiana.

Governor Jindal shares that the Who Dat Nation is an example of the hope and perseverence thruout the State of Louisiana. Louisiana is strong and growing, from the capital city of Baton Rouge thru the Saints hometown of New Orleans.

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This weekend the parades begin in Baton Rouge. Here many of these are family friendly compared to some in New Orleans. For parade lovers here's this year's agenda:

Sat. Jan.30, 2010 at 3pm Krewe of Denham Springs.

Sat. Jan 30, 2010 at 6pm Krewe of Jupiter Downtown Baton Rouge

Sun. Jan.31 at 1:30 CAAWS Mustic Krewe of Mutts. "Downtown Baton Rouge Bark in the Park: 10am-3:30pm

Fri. Feb. 5, 2010 at 7pm Krewe of Artemis (An all female parade) Downtown Baton Rouge.

Sat. Feb. 6 2010 at noon Krewe of Diversion boat parade in Head of Island.

Sat.Feb.6. 12:30pm Krewe of St. Amant Boat Mardi Gras Parade. In St. Amant.

Sat.Feb. 6, at 2pm Krewe Mystique de la Capitale in downtown Baton Rouge

Sat. Feb. 6, at 2pm Krewe of Romany in downtown Baton Rouge. New subset of Krewe Mystique.

Sun. Feb.7 Addis Volunteer Fire Department Mardi Gras parade

Fri.Feb.12 7pm Krewe of Southdowns

Sat. Feb.13 noon Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade in downtown Baton Rouge

Sat. Feb.13 4pm Krewe of Poseidon Gras in downtown. This is a new parade.

Sun.Feb.14 at 1pm. Krewe of the Good Friends of the Oaks in Port Allen, West Baton Rouge.

Tues. Feb.16 at 11am New Roads Annual Community Center carnival Club Mardi Gras

Tues. Feb.16 at 1:30pm New Roads Lions Carnival Parade

BATON ROUGE VALET GROCERY

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There's something new on the horizon, okay, maybe not that new but it's new to me. This past week, I decided it was time to put the fork down and start diet #384723840. I started reading through one of the many diet books I have and found some recipes that made me smack my lips. I started writing down all of the ingredients, making a list for the grocery store. ARGH, the grocery store. Look, I love shopping. I like shopping for shoes, accessories, clothes, useless crap but the one thing I don't like to shop for? Groceries. I mean, if you've seen one Twinkie, you've seen them all, right? I tried to pump myself up for the "Grocery-a-thon", it wasn't working. How am I going to pass up the Twinkie aisle? There's no way I am not coming out of the store without a bag of ding dongs. Mmm, maybe this diet wasn't such a good idea. It never fails, I go into the store with a list and I come out with half the store. This is what happens when you shop on an empty stomach. This is also what happens when you take your three year old grocery shopping. Yes, I can blame it on the stomach and the toddler but we all know who is really responsible for the added items to the list...um, it's the talking Twinkies.

There is a site in Baton Rouge called "Valet Grocery". When I first saw the ad in "Parents Magazine", I thought..."Mmm, that's different" and "Why didn't I think of that?" and "I wonder if they stock Twinkies?". It wasn't until this past week, after dreading going to the store, battling the lines, be disappointed over the bruised fruit, trying to juggle bananas and a three year old...I decided to give it a shot. I, honestly, was not worried in the least bit about the condition of my items or their freshness because on their site, they have a satisfaction guaranteed. If you find something wrong with one of their items, they will come pick it up and credit your account. I mean, that's like a "Win-Win", right? I went down my tedious list of items, checking them off at "Valet Grocery". Yes, I must admit, I was really enjoying myself. As I sit there ordering groceries, I imagined all the hustle and bustle going on at the corner market, while I was sitting at home, in my bed...grocery shopping. I'm thought, "It just doesn't get any better than this".

I had no trouble finding the items I needed. I was amazed that they basically had it all. If you didn't see a product, you could suggest and/or request it be added to the site. After placing my order around 9:00 pm, I then got to choose what delivery time I wanted for the next day. The options were extremely flexible, I chose to go with 6:00-7:00 pm. Being a leasing agent, I didn't know if I would have to show homes the next day so I wanted to make sure that I was there. I headed toward home around 5:30 pm and started to wonder, "Are they going to show up?", "Are they going to drop the bags off at the door?", "Will they just ring the bell and leave?" "Will my strawberries be red, instead of the brown ones I usually get?".

I got home and started to wind down. Soon, my dog started barking and I think I got a little excited. Yes, I am a dork...I love trying new things. A man knocked on the door and greeted me with a smile. It was the grocery man. I opened the door and welcomed him in. No, they did not drop the groceries at the door, he showed up right in between 6:00 -7:00 pm, and came with a number of tubs filled with groceries. He was extremely personable, brought the tubs into the house and unpacked all of the groceries on the counter. Whew, I honestly felt like I was in the VIP section at Whole Foods. The fruit looked incredibly fresh, I can't remember the last time I saw strawberries this pretty. Every thing was perfect. Yes, every thing was fresh, every item was accounted for and I was pretty proud of my new found valet service.

Top Reasons To Use Valet Grocery In Baton Rouge

1. It's Convenient, Easy and Fun
2. No more brown strawberries, only the freshest fruit, veggies, etc.
3.No more leaving the store with more than you intended.
4. With the prices at your finger tips, it's easier to budget.
5. Great for parents (students)! They can put funds into student's account.
6.No more waiting in lines or going out in rush hour traffic.
7. No more running up and down the aisle looking for that one item, on VG..just hit "search".
8.No more going to "this" store for fresh fruit and "that" store for better meat.
9.Choose from a list of several different items that you probably wouldn't find at one store but several different stores.
10. It's affordable!

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