A Little Americana

There is something nostalgic and refreshing about a small town celebration.  The whiff of barbecue in the air, the site of babies in strollers, moms and dads walking hand in hand, and youngsters with balloons; it is nice to see a little glimpse of Americana in your own backyard.  We began the celebration Thursday evening with blankets, lawn chairs and meeting up with friends to watch the fireworks.  Had a great spot and the weather was perfect.  Then we got up relatively early Saturday morning to go back for the parade.

We got front row seats and enjoyed watching people set up their camping chairs, umbrellas, blankets and get settled in for the show.  There were a few clowns, several police officers on motorcycles.  The city of Cumming has this parade annually and most of the participants are old steam engines or restored antique cars.  Rachel and Ashley rode with Brandon and some of his cousins on the family steam engine, while we watched from the sidelines.  Most of the people on the engines or floats threw candy which is OK, but you can really see the greed in people as kids and adults fight over who can take home the biggest sack of bubble gum and tootsie rolls---why??

Other than the rude lady and her equally rude little girl who sat beside us, it was a great experience.  Having spent so many Independence Days in south Florida where it is way too hot to go outside for a parade, this was nice.