Saturday evening, our friends, the Bullocks introduced us to a nearby horse-drawn carriage Christmas parade. We had gone to a similar parade back in Texas when we lived there and loved it. The parade was packed!!! I have not seen that many people in one place in a long time, but thankfully our friends have lived here forever and were able to guide us to a great place to park and a good parade watching spot. It was interesting, we drove through the parade route several hours before start time, on our way to dinner. Every inch of curb was lined with hundreds of chairs and blankets, but no people. Apparently, it is acceptable etiquette in Ohio to come early and claim your spot just by leaving your chair. I guess people come early in the day, set up their chairs and then leave until parade time. Not sure that would go over in other places we have lived!
The girls were thrilled to be with their friends and so excited about the horses. Nobody, except that mama's, wanted to take pictures. You can tell they are not into posing for us! We sat on the curb and watched as hundreds of carriages, lit up beautifully for Christmas, rolled right in front of us. There were teeny-tiny carriages with miniature horses and enormous carriages with huge Clydesdales.
We left at carriage number 137, just before the end. Gracyn really needed to go to the bathroom and once we made our way out, there wasn't going to be any getting back in. We made a quick potty stop and then finished the night with popcorn and hot chocolate at Starbucks. We love discovering new adventures here. I am sure we will head back to this event next year.
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How fun!! That looks like a great new tradition.
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