Oscar, the grouch, thought it would be fun to go to downtown SLC to sleep on the curb. It's true. Of course, there was a reason too. July 24th is a huge holiday in Utah. It is the day the state celebrates becoming part of the United States. It is also the day Brigham Young (Breed 'Um Young) came into the valley and said "This is the place." It is my theory he really said, "This is a disgrace," and the others misheard him. So every year on the 24th there is a huge parade downtown. This year, since the 24th was on a Sunday, it was celebrated on Monday, July 25th. So, on Sunday evening, we went downtown and picked a spot for the parade, on the curb, in front of Burger King.
At first, I thought it was a great spot. It was close to food if necessary, bathrooms and the car was parked right behind us. I guess it was a good spot, because it was very popular - with everyone else! There were a ton of people, all walking on the sidewalk, right by my head. It was loud with people and cars. Not to mention the giant 10,000 watt light in the parking lot. Oh my gosh! Are you kidding me? I tried to sleep, but it felt like it was noon with all the light and noise. The "family" next to us kept offering passersby lap dances for a $1. What kid of family lets their 14 year old (or younger) do that? They were laughing hysterically. I know they were just punch drunk.....since it was 3 am. Oscar slept from about 1 to 5am. It was when he woke up that I went into the car to maybe sleep just a little. I did, for maybe a whole hour with my neck is some weird position so it still hurts. Oh.Mmm.Gee.
The parade started at 9 am. And it was fun. The kids had a blast. My children (and spouse) are pretty obnoxious. They screamed at everything, literally. A clown went past and "AHHHH, WOO, YEAH!!!" I'm pretty sure they lost their voices by the end of the day. The governor drove past in a convertible and he even said something to the effect of "Wow, you got a good group there!" Every time a city float went by, with the "Royalty," my 11 year old, Cheese, would scream out with his 2 cousins around the same age, "Call me!!!" along with the hand gestures as well. A couple of the "Royalty" said "You're too young!" It could have been worse I suppose. It could have been my 16 year old, or my husband!
My soon to be 15 year old was the loudest. She screamed all the time. Really, a family of 6 with 2 extras on no sleep, isn't good. Of course, the people around us, were too exhausted to scream and yell during the parade, since they did it all night. So they were obnoxious the night before, and we were the day after. I guess life works out that way a lot.
Days later, I'm still recuperating. Oh my gosh!
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When did you lose control?
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