Fallbrook Christmas Parade

The night of the Fallbrook Christmas Parade may be my favorite night of the whole holiday season. There's just nothing like a night parade in your hometown! The parade is always huge - I think there's an unspoken rule that every kid in town must march in it, or sit on a float, or at the very least, watch it! There were 150 different entries this year - several bands, lots of floats, horses, and goats, and dogs, and ponies, and even the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. And not a drop of rain! It rained on and off for most of the 24-hours before the parade, and finally stopped less than 2 hours before it started.

The loudest cheers were for the fire fighters. It was incredibly moving to stand among my neighbors and clap and cheer for the guys who saved our town last month. There was a lot of gratitude expressed on Main Street tonight. We were very fortunate - and we know it - and it felt good to express it!