I am blogging about parades today
1. because one helped wreck our zoo day with a ridiculous influx of people coming into Waikiki and eliminating parking (LOTS of parking) along the route
2. I actually like them but haven't been to one in over three years
and
3. there is so much other garbage taking up space in my head that this is the tip of the crazy iceberg and the only bit of anything that I can sort out to make enough sense.
So, there.
Parades and I have an interesting history.
My earliest memory of parades are awesome. In fact, every parade I have attended in my hometown has been a blast. Even in my adult years, going to the parade with my family was one of my favorite parts of summertime.
Then we moved.
And Charleston parades were kind of a pain. Driving and parking and traffic. So we only went to one parade in Charleston. However, we discovered the fun of parades in North Charleston. We particularly enjoyed the Christmas parade. The mild weather and evening time made it fun to bundle up and watch the lit-up floats go by. Super fun.
Then we moved again.
Indiana was cool. But the Christmas parade there was the straw that broke my PPD back. As in we missed it and I lost my sh*t. That's a whole other story though.
Then we were here. And traffic on an average day is terrible. As in I hate Waikiki and Honolulu. As in I hardly EVER go down there because the traffic and parking stresses me out so very much. I am sure my children have some how been deprived of awesome experiences. But I feel like the fact that I stay sane most of the time (and wouldn't if we frequently made trips into the heart of Waikiki) makes up for it. But add a parade into that mess and you get ridiculousness. We have never been to a parade here. I don't think we ever will make it to one.
And that is ok with me.
I will take the boys to every parade back in Rockford we are lucky enough to be in town for. I am pretty sure our next duty station (waiting on official orders before I make "the big announcement") will have some cool parades.
1. because one helped wreck our zoo day with a ridiculous influx of people coming into Waikiki and eliminating parking (LOTS of parking) along the route
2. I actually like them but haven't been to one in over three years
and
3. there is so much other garbage taking up space in my head that this is the tip of the crazy iceberg and the only bit of anything that I can sort out to make enough sense.
So, there.
Parades and I have an interesting history.
My earliest memory of parades are awesome. In fact, every parade I have attended in my hometown has been a blast. Even in my adult years, going to the parade with my family was one of my favorite parts of summertime.
Then we moved.
And Charleston parades were kind of a pain. Driving and parking and traffic. So we only went to one parade in Charleston. However, we discovered the fun of parades in North Charleston. We particularly enjoyed the Christmas parade. The mild weather and evening time made it fun to bundle up and watch the lit-up floats go by. Super fun.
Then we moved again.
Indiana was cool. But the Christmas parade there was the straw that broke my PPD back. As in we missed it and I lost my sh*t. That's a whole other story though.
Then we were here. And traffic on an average day is terrible. As in I hate Waikiki and Honolulu. As in I hardly EVER go down there because the traffic and parking stresses me out so very much. I am sure my children have some how been deprived of awesome experiences. But I feel like the fact that I stay sane most of the time (and wouldn't if we frequently made trips into the heart of Waikiki) makes up for it. But add a parade into that mess and you get ridiculousness. We have never been to a parade here. I don't think we ever will make it to one.
And that is ok with me.
I will take the boys to every parade back in Rockford we are lucky enough to be in town for. I am pretty sure our next duty station (waiting on official orders before I make "the big announcement") will have some cool parades.
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