Not much to add about yesterday other than we took the Fred-monster with us to Mt Lebanon's light up night. We went pretty late, so Santa was already there (we should have gotten Fred's photo!), the tree was lit, and everyone was in a good mood. The only thing that could have made Fred more popular with the tots would have been antlers and a blinky nose. Even the police stopped to hang out with him for a minute. One policeman confessed that the local police dog, Jerd, scared him. I don't blame him, I've only see Jerd while I've walked Fred, and he dwarfs Fred, and his teeth are mighty impressive. Anyway, it was pretty cool, our tiny little area had a guy on stilts and a juggler, some bell ringers and of course a mondo Christmas tree which Fred really wanted to claim as his own. (Sorry, Kathy, no mimes). All of those the types of things that make people who don't particularly like Christmas just a bit crazy. But for me, it does give me a warm glow, and I'm looking forward to decorating for the holidays, midnight mass, buying presents (alas, smaller this year) for those closest to me, corny Christmas cartoons (HOORAY RUDOLPH!), and Christmas music until your ears bleed. Getting to spend Christmas with my new hubby will be lots of fun (I'm still practicing saying things like "my fiance" and "my husband". It took me a long time to get used to "my boyfriend".) as long as I don't drive him absolutely freakin' nuts with the Christmas thing. Fa la la la la la la la laaaaaaaaa.
- posted by cam @ 10:04 AM