Christmas in the Rain

If I had to use one word to describe the last month it would probably be "wet".  In fact I think it has rained at least some everyday for the last 20 days (and most of those days it has poured).  Yesterday it was supposed to be dry and so we decided to venture outside for some Christmas festivities.  We had wanted to go to the Christmas ships parade (the same one we went to last year), but due to the excessive rain as of late there was so much debris in the river that they had to cancel the parade.  Instead we went downtown to see all the ships docked in the marina but, unfortunately, as soon as we got onto the dock it started to pour.  We walked quickly passed all the ships and paused with the Santa that Jeremy described as "handsy" long enough to to snap a quick picture.  Eventually it got so bad that we took refuge in a nearby hotel to wait out the rain and once it stopped we went and walked around the mall to drive off.

After we all stopped dripping we headed back out for dinner at Killer Burger and then to Peacock Lane for one of the cities most elaborate light displays.  Again it started to rain, but this time only lightly.  Peacock Lane was fun, but as Jeremy put it "it would be really cool if you didn't have to deal with all the people".

As I type this it is once again pouring outside, but I am grateful for the tiny break we got yesterday that at least gave us the courage to brave going out.