if you want a wonderful holiday experience which beautifully combines the commercial aspects with the Christian origins, go to leavenworth, wa!!!!...i spent the day there yesterday with m. and the hhs choir and band students, etc....it is sort of indescribable, as in, words don't really do it justice...anyone reading this who has attended the "tree lighting ceremony" there knows what i'm saying...absolutely beautiful and what a fun day!!!...by the way, the people of leavenworth are among the friendliest in the world, and especially the people of the mcdonald's restaurant- they were so helpful when one member of our group lost her retainer in the garbage and one of the managers emptied the contents of the garbage and personally handled all the garbage until both retainers were found...his name is nick (how appropriate!)...there are so many cool shops there...check out the "hat shop" where they have every cool hat imaginable...it is so crowded that they have to let people in and out of the shop in groups...there is hardly room to breathe, but it is worth it...m. bought a rainbow-colored baseball cap with a bicycle horn attached...if you know m., it is the perfect hat for him...
how to get to leavenworth?...well, it is northwest of wenatchee, wa...if you know where wenatchee, wa is...what a beautiful area...and the coolest part is...it snowed!...there was already snow on the ground, but this was the first time this year that the snow actually stuck, so as we were walking around enjoying the beautiful shops and the sounds of holiday music and each other's company, it snowed...schools and groups traveled from near and far to perform in the gazebo in the middle of the "square"...absolutely beautiful, i highly recommend this experience...
i will write again later...have a great rest of your sunday...
Sunday, December 05, 2004
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