I got up way too late to check the temperature this morning! 10am, good grief! In my defense, we were up til midnight watching a movie after we got home, and then a very up-and-down night with dogs and Larry's hand was hurting and...well, you know.
We had a great time at the parade. It was cold but not as cold as last year. So much creativity on display! Here's a bit of it: do watch to the end to see the horses!
The band didn’t sound great from where I was but they really are pretty amazing. For a school of about 900, I think there are about 100 in the band program. Here's a great photo from the City's post on Facebook. Love the colors!
A few more photos, sone mine, some from the CVB on Facebook:
This was my favorite float. Amazing!
This car was in the parade, but I snapped this afterwards.
As we were walking back to the van, we passed a church group handing out hot chocolate. I got some, and was grateful for the hot drink. Larry wanted to stop in a little restaurant and bar along our walk for a beer, so we ducked in. I ordered some Bailey's and poured it into my hot chocolate. I hope using the church hot choc like this doesn't send me down to the fiery hole! It was soooo good.
Some storefronts and decorations downtown:
Very christmasy! Great that you had a good time at the parade...I usually avoid them...
ReplyDeleteLooks like Ripley knows how to do Christmas. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat great parade details, as well as windows and lights! Glad you got some sleep at least! Keep warm!
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with a good lie-in after a fun evening like that. The parade looks terrific, loads of fun and hot chocolate sounds good too! Also, a note of thanks for your lovely comments. I don't know how to reply directly but know how much they mean to me, especially these days!
ReplyDelete...it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun. Glad you got to sleep late.
ReplyDeleteWow! The parade was really terrific! They sure had a lot of amazing floats!
ReplyDeleteMy horses would freak out if the had those lights around the face! This looks like a really nice community event.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely. The band was excellent - a lot of work goes into such ventures. I loved the horses - they looked wonderful.
ReplyDeletePretty cold here to go and watch our Santa Claus parade!
ReplyDeleteIt's been so cold, we didn't go to our parade this year. This looks wonderful and I like the town decor.
ReplyDeleteBoth the parade and town looked good from what I can tell. There is something about the spirit of town parades.
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