I've been wanting to take the girls to the Hollidazzle Parade for years. Finally, I called Tracy and simply said, "Okay, let's pick a day to go to the parade". So, we scheduled it and went. We went the weekend after Thanksgiving because that it what worked for our schedules and we thought it wouldn't be as cold as some of the later weekends in December. Ha! It was COLD!
It just so happened that on the day of the parade, Rocori went to state in something (football or basketball)--I don't know. Anyways...Mike, Tracy, Gavin & Maggie were at the game at the dome until just before the parade. So, on our way down, we met Mike's dad at a gas station in Brooklyn Park and picked up Molly and brought her with us. Did I mention that it was cold? It was a long walk from the parking ramp to the parade route and Miss Molly wasn't being the most cooperative, but we finally managed to get to where we needed to go. We had a bite to eat and then thought we better get a spot on the street before the parade started. Oh yeah, and it was COLD!
The rest of the Velander clan arrived just in time for the parade. It really was fun to see. All the floats and most of the participant were completely covered in lights. It was snowing a little and it was really beautiful downtown. The girls loved it despite the cold! The parade lasted a little less than an hour and then we packed up and drove home. I got us a little lost finding our way back to the parking ramp (yes Corey---you were right), but that was the only glitch to the otherwise fun evening.
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