We used to go every year because we honeymooned in Chicago just a few days before Christmas! (Our church wedding was December 20th!)
We haven't gone in a few years and were so glad to have the chance to make it this time.
It was fun but instead of the snow you'd expect in Chicago in December, we were blasted with huge torrential downpours of cold rain!
We bought umbrellas and did as much walking as we could... it was cold and wet and we were glad to get back to the hotel and it's nice hottub when we were finished!
When we were at Gurnee Mills Mall, Kate won a bike in the toys for tots raffle and also made me proud when she won again, promptly picked out a nice Radio Flyer Wagon, and placed it in the toys for tots donation box!
1st Verse It's Christmas day, and the snow is comin' down Church bells sway, They're ringin' to wake the town Preacher Kline recites his lines, The pews will be full today Mr. Howell cranks up his plow, His blades'll clear the way
2nd Verse It's Christmas day, and the pecan pies are bakin 'Mothers say,"It's the givin' not the takin'" My brother's brand new bicycle is out janglin' in the street. I watch him through the icicles, with this wood box beneath my feet
Chorus All I got is this little wood guitar, What it brought is neon lights in crowded bars Like all the Kings with all their gold Went chasin' down your star, I'm told Every highway takes me where you are With this little wood guitar
3rd Verse It's Christmas day, Funny how the years can shape us Much has changed, I'm a musician, I'm a waitress Chicago's a winter wonderland, At my brother's and his wife's Passin' 'round their dinner plates, and dissecting my life
(Repeat Chorus) All I got is this little wood guitar What it brought is neon lights in crowded bars Like all the Kings with all their gold Went chasin' down your star, I'm told Every highway takes me where you are With this little wood guitar
Bridge I never stopped believin' I just kept on singin' Now people come to hear from miles around And I don't mind confessin'" But I still count my blessin's I just never thought I'd settle down
4th Verse It's Christmas day, and little ones are wakin' I hear them play, I can hear the presents shakin' A boy's outside on his new bike, janglin' in the street A little girl, she's watchin' him That wood box beneath her feet
Tag Chorus All she got is this little wood guitar What I thought is it might take her pretty far Like all the Kings with all their gold Went chasin' down your star, I'm told Every highway takes me where you are With this little wood guitar Little wood guitar
I think life should be a vacation, no matter how hard you have to work or play... there should always be some relaxation and enjoyment and excitement added in. Life is a big canvas and we get to paint it whatever color we want to.... is your canvas boring or full of color?? YOU get to decide!! Aufrichtiges Schreiben means heartfelt writing... what is inside me... and that's what my blog is all about.
