I hope I can keep this brief. First, it is really raining and we are not complaining. The Hill Country is in such a drought that this rain is a real blessing to them. We are glad for them. The park we are in is fully decorated for Christmas. I wanted to share one of their outdoor decorations. It's a cute little Airstream model. Very clever. We went to St Nikolausmarkt (spelled correctly) in Fredericksburg today. It rained on and off for most of the afternoon. We had a great German lunch, the first of its kind in years. Then high school friends of mine, Linda and Burtis, drove from Temple, TX to meet us. We all watched the Christmas parade together. It was incredibly long for such a small town. But what was so unique was the fact that the parade went in opposite directions on Main Street at the same time. It was just as cars drive the streets but it was floats, tractors, ambulances, cars, trucks, vans, school bands, etc marching on both sides. They were spaced so you could see both sides at the same time. Every float was full of people. It was almost as if the entire town of Fredericksburg was marching in the parade. There was music coming out of most floats. Tons of bright lights. It was so festive and so much fun that the rain did not matter. No one in the parade looked unhappy to be getting rained on. It is really hard to explain this parade as we have never seen anything like it. We are happy we went there to see it. And we were delighted to spend some time with good friends. We hope to meet them again in the future in another city.
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