Los Altos Parade of Lights 2010 - Photo by Mr. Urban |
Our very city of Los Altos hosts a post Thanksgiving "Parade of Lights", as the official opening of the Holiday season, that rivals the likes of Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and the Disney Land Christmas Parade.
Its grand. Its beautiful. It makes me giddy and I laugh so hard in anticipation of the floats that Mr. Urban sitting next to me on the curb turns with a puzzled look and asks me "what's so funny". And I have no answer. I snort and nod.
This past year, sadly many businesses in Los Altos that sponsor the floats went out of business due to the terrible economy. But I was amazed to see some of these business owners still operating the floats. Still smiling their big smiles, and waving to the town's people. And that is I suppose the very essence of the American spirit that I adore.
Tonight, as we have done for the past six years, we squished on the curb with friends and neighbors in anticipation of St. Nick's arrival... who never disappoints when he finally glides through Main Street.
I hope that he also gets to visit the homes of all 14,500 Santa Clara County Kids that regularly miss meals for lack of food, over this Holiday season.
If you can, please help end hunger for kids in our communities: http://www.shfb.org/
There's a happy feeling
nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the chocolate
and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print
by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
we remember all through our lives!
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