We found another reason to like living in Ogden: Christmas Village!
Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, downtown Ogden transforms into a winter wonderland. This year we got to see it. There's a big parade (which we could hear from our apartment), with Santa himself on the caboose float. Afterwards, Ryan and I waited along with thousands of others (not kidding, it's a BIG event), for Santa to make his appearance on the downtown amphitheater stage. I think embarrassed Ry with my "Elf" movie imitation, I'd shout out, "SAAANNTTAA!!" like Buddy does. Love these Buddy quotes:
Buddy: You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa.
Gimbel's Manager: Why are you smiling like that? Buddy: I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite.
Gimbel's Manager: 6-inch ribbon curls honey.
Jovie: That's impossible.Gimbel's Manager: 6 INCHES!
Jovie: That's impossible.Gimbel's Manager: 6 INCHES!
After the countdown, the jolly guy switched the giant fake ON/OFF switch, and the place lit up, including fireworks up above!
Lucky, lucky me - MarketStar's right across the street from the glowing city, so every night I can look down from the 6th floor and see it. It's magical, indeed. Ry's interning at R& O Construction, and here's the house they built:
