Giving Thanks Day 21 ~ Thanksgiving Day Parade

Today I am thankful and truly grateful for The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Yes, I know it is not until tomorrow, but I've always loved getting up on Thanksgiving morning, eating breakfast, laying around in my pj's and watching the parade....seeing the Rockette's dance and their infamous high kicks, the marching bands from high schools all over the country wearing their band uniforms with colorful plumes on their hats in a sea of pageantry, the Balloons from the oldest to the newest hoisted high up in the air making the tallest buildings in NY seem so small, the floats decorated to the hilt with amazing detail, the performers singing to the crowds all leading up to the big finale....the arrival of Santa sitting high on his sled pulled by his 8 reindeer, and the Christmas Season starts. I think about the city all hustled and bustled becoming still, in awe of the holiday parade on the streets of Broadway. I love seeing the TV crews pan the crowd and the looks on the little ones faces, the smiles on their parents as they point to what is coming up next. It's on my bucket list of things to do! Something about the parade feels like the start of the holidays to me. At my parents house, during the parade we'd be setting up tables and chairs in anticipation for all of our relatives to come over and enjoy a feast that afternoon. Nowadays, I can enjoy the parade cuddled up with my little men and watch until we wave to Santa at the end (because we are Believers and he really can see us and is waving back). To me this parade is a ceremony of sorts, kicking off the Holiday Season full of traditions. Mike Ditka once said "If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life". I say it doesn't matter if you are in the parade or watching it....Just Enjoy It, each and every pomp and circumstance ♥