Monday, July 07, 2008

Happy Independence Day

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4th of July Parade! Any parade that passes out candy is worth it to the boys. They will sit through a number of politicians, real estate agents, store promoters, etc. for candy. (Speaking of which, what has happened to parades now a days. The shameless promotions and free advertisements are unreal and incredibly boring. They should require that if you want to walk in a parade you must build a float! Nobody wants to see the local real estate agent walk through the parade putting magnets in the kids candy bags. Boo to you, that is sooo boring.) Well, the fire trucks, motorcycles, bands, dance groups, and classic cars, were a hit!
Being new to the area we happened to drive buy the parade route the night before the parade to see people laying down blankets and chairs along the curbs. So we stopped and placed our blanket we had in the car down along the curb, crossing our fingers that it would be there the next day. The next morning we went to our spot and there it was amongst a sea of blankets. There was not one open spot along the parade route. We would not have found a place to sit had we not done this. Apparently the whole city knows the parade rules that we happened to stumble upon. Yeah for us! Great seats!
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3 comments:

Hee-Haw said...

The comment about mom being afraid of the fire truck sirenes was supposed to go with the comments on the parade not on the summer fun. I bet you guys already figured it out.

Lindylu said...

So cute! Miss you all.

Chrissy said...

Nice job with the pictures Michelle! I am impressed with your new skills.