Town Christmas Parade, 2008

You've gotta love living in a small town. Actually, I can't think of anyone who knows what it is really like to live in a small town. I mean, we have 4,000 people and they will likely change the sign when the next baby is born.

It was freezing out there though as the parade made it's way through King Street. It was 30 degrees and I was actually cold all the way through even wearing a big coat covered with a blanket.

The 30 minutes of princesses and fire trucks made their way through and Gracie racked up on some serious candy. But, she loved every minute. I think we all loved it. It is nice to have these small moments together as a family. Cheesy, yes--but, I live for them.

We decided to skip the lighting of the town tree this year. It was that cold and since the parade was over by 4:30, we would have had to wait another 30 minutes and then another 15-20 minutes for our local mayor to drone on and on before they actually lit the tree at Town Hall. Instead we loaded up and ate a warm dinner at Denny's. We did drive by though after dinner and saw all of the lights on the tree and in the store fronts.

I hope that if your town or city has a Christmas parade this year that you will take time and go and watch. It will likely be cold, but you will enjoy it.

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