It's Christmas Time in the City

This Sunday was the annual Rochester Christmas Parade. Thankfully we avoided the entire thing by leaving for Church at 11:55 a.m. and returning at 4:30 p.m. I don't have anything against parades, it's just that typically we don't do anything that would require people to "work" on Sundays. Most all parades are on Sundays. Restaurants, shopping and movies are done on Saturday so we have a day to gear up and relax before the new week starts. Also the location of our house is on one of the closed streets so to get anywhere we have to take a huge detour. If you know me at all you know I would rather do anything than stand outside in the freezing cold.



The City of Rochester also does a great job with the Christmas lights. Every year each building downtown is covered entirely with lights. This also means every night there is a ton of traffic from visitors. It's really a genius idea, and has done wonders for the downtown area in a time when businesses are surely struggling.

Other adventures from the Paxton's:
-Tyler had his U of M interview last week. It went well, but once again, we have no idea of anything until Jan.
-Tyler got an interview with BYU, which is going to be next week via telephone.
-I broke an entire bottle of hot sauce as it rolled out of the fridge and onto the floor. Messy. Who put it in the wrong spot, anyway?
-Ava has been talking a ton. Mostly about princesses and Cinderella (still). We had to discuss the fact that it wasn't going to be Halloween anymore, it's going to be Christmas. And there's no trick or treating, rather, Santa.
-Tyler, Violet and I have all been battling colds
-We ate at Inspired Dining tonight. It was alright, but if you're really into eating organic, it's probably heaven-sent that you have a place to eat out. www.mindbodyspirits.com
-Thankfully there have been no more paint or crayon incidents, although our carpet in the basement now sports a collection of black, blue, yellow and green paint. I think Tyler and I have strategically thrown away or put away all writing and painting supplies.

Whew!!