Ripping Katie off... again

Watch this. You won't regret it. This means you, Quincy.
Katie's church in San Diego made it.
Keith chastised me last night for not blogging more. But now that I've seen this, I can't really think of anything better to say. Enjoy. And thank God that church media has come a long way.


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I live in Maybury

Last week, Holland hosted the annual parade of lights.
I missed it because I got stood up. That was okay with me - it was 20 degrees that night, without the wind chill.

But when I heard the Sinter Klaas parade was happening on Friday night, I thought - yes! A rerun!

I invited my parents to join Keith and me.
We bundled up in many layers.
We trekked downtown.
We found a parking spot.
We stood on the street.
The parade started right at 7pm.
It ended at 7:05pm.

The parade consisted of three singing groups and Santa. Old school Santa. On a horse.
Read about it and see pictures here.
It's a big time Dutch tradition. Who knew? I just thought it was a big Christmas parade.

The great part is, I recognized 4 people in a 5 minute parade.
Needless to say, my parents think I'm terribly popular.

Note to self - next year, catch the parade of lights instead.

Before

And After

You can't see them, but there are ornaments in the trees. And I'm working on the wreaths...
Now we just need snow!

I'm trying to plan a shoot here.
I'm just putting it out there that a 6 hour time difference can really suck.

And in other news, Christmas is only 3 months from today.
I'd be remiss not to mention it.