River of Light
Sheila and I started our weekend (last weekend) by doing some Christmas shopping on Saturday morning. Then we headed to lunch at The Longhorn restaurant. We sat at the bar, had a few drinks and appetizers, and then ate lunch while we watched a Florida Gators basketball game. It was a nice morning and afternoon! We headed back to Waterbury in mid-afternoon because Lukey and Kenzie were marching in a parade after dark. This parade was Waterbury's 10th annual "River of Light" parade. The parade started 10 years ago as a one-time art project for the local primary school. The community loved the idea so, over the years, this parade of light has grown and become a large annual community event. As a matter of fact, we overheard surprised and excited tourists who were staying in Waterbury express their delight at learning of this rather unusual annual community event so I'd say this is a successful tourist event as well as a community event. For the event thi