Saturday, December 2, 2017

Excitement!

I usually moan and groan that nothing exciting ever happens here.  I stand corrected.

Last evening I had just finished with supper when I heard a commotion in the street in front of my building.  Curiosity got the best of me and I went to the window to find out what was going on.

When I looked out I saw a pickup truck decorated with Christmas lights pulling a float with even more lights.  This was followed by another truck and float.  I was watching a Christmas parade!

There were at least 15 floats, all lit up and carrying people who were tossing candy to the kids lining the street with their parents.  There was a dance studio group full of kids in costumes that had the Christmas lights on them.  They danced on down the street to the sounds of Christmas music.  The local fire department was having a good time walking along giving out candy and they were followed by one of the fire trucks, completely covered in lights.  There was a group of kids on bikes who had strings of lights woven in and around the spokes of the wheels.  There was a decorated snowmobile on wheels (no snow here as yet) pulling a decorated cart holding a small Christmas tree.  I'll bet I saw at least four Santas.

About a half hour after the parade had passed by I heard horse's hooves clip clopping on the pavement.  There was a team of horses pulling what looked like a long hay wagon full of kids and their parents.  And standing in the street outside my window was Santa himself, talking to the kids and posing for pictures.

Did I mention the fireworks?  There were fireworks as good as the ones on the 4th of July.

Each year my town puts up a huge Christmas tree in the center of the downtown area.  On the first Friday in December, they have a tree lighting ceremony followed by rides in the horse drawn wagons.  But this is the first year they have held a Christmas Parade.  Or had a fireworks display.

It was fun to watch the families enjoying the razzle dazzle of the parade.  And I think I had just as much fun as the kids, watching the parade pass by under my window.  I hope it becomes an annual tradition.

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  1. How festive!
    And all from the coziness of your own home.
    I still have to put some lights around my front door. I bought myself a wee-little tabletop tree this year. I love it and it just about fits in a shoe box!
    Cheers, SJ

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    1. SJ...It was fun to watch. I like your idea of a tabletop tree. I haven't had a Christmas tree in years. I may have to get one like yours next yer.

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  2. That was nice for you. For some reason, there never seem to be any parades here on Tick Ridge. Well, at least none that I'd want to watch anyway. - lol

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    1. Gorges...Usually the only parades around here are the parades of folks going from bar to bar on Saturday night!! This one was much more fun. :)

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  3. That would be so nice to have an annual parade right under your window. I got caught on the wrong side of the parade and drove around trying to find a way to get home last night. I was not fun.

    I have heard that fireworks are traditional at Christmas for some Hispanics.

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    1. Linda...It was nice to have entertainment outside my window. I don't think the town has ever had fireworks for their Christmas celebration before. The town council went all out this year!

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  4. Sounds like you had the best seat in the house! How wonderful! Our town parade and fireworks are tonight, as I type this. Did not make it down there as we intended too.

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    1. Jenn... I think I did have a better view than most. It isn't too often a person can watch a parade and fireworks from the comfort of a rocking chair. :)

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  5. Don't you just hate it folks have fun, while your trying to be grumpy???

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    1. Speak for yourself, you grouchy old thing, you. :)
      The most fun was watching the little kids excitement in seeing all the lights and the firemen and Santa.

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