So the big Castle Rock event took place Saturday night, the rock for which this great town is named after has a big star atop it, for the past 71 years they have been lighting the star the Saturday before Thanksgiving and this year we witnessed it and reveled in it! The festivities begun in the late afternoon, you know the typical CHRISTMAS CAROLERS ON EVERY CORNER, FREE CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE, A LIVE NATIVITY SCENE, HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES! It was so fun and so amazing! Do we really live here? The street lights are all decorated with greenery and wreaths, the shops and banks, and restaurants all have decorations, lights, holly, all the seasonal decorations! I LOVE IT! Its like living on Disney's main street at Christmas time! So I'm very sorry there are no pictures, we forgot the camera- UGH!
The star was lit with a big count down and then there was a big fireworks display. Julia really liked it all, Lauren slept. We then went to Pizza Hut for dinner and Ryan proclaimed this our new tradition and made Julia promise that even when she's a teenager she'll come to the star lighting and Pizza Hut with her family.
We bought a new ornament that will represent our 1st Colorado Christmas, bought it at a cute little antique shop and now have the memory of our 1st star lighting ceremony attached to it! YAY! 
5 comments:
How charming!! What a neat way to start the season.
okay...are you really still going to be there when Jules is a teenager?? I thought I'd get you back by then
I'm jealous you live in the most charming little town in the world. Good idea to get an ornament that night.
How fun! It sounds like some of the small towns in Eupore that get so festive. I was picturing Strafford in England. I can't rememeber if you and Ryan went there.
I'm glad Blogger finally let me make a comment for you. Maybe it has something to do with Blogger Beta?
i am so happy that your blog is letting me comment- just saw the other comment about this same problem- guess i wasn't the only one!!!
i wanna come to where you live, that sounds so cool! that is a ornament- looks very coloradoish!
happy happy thanksgiving!
PLEASE take some pictures when you get a chance. It sounds like Whoville. I love it!
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