Winter Wonderland

Last night was the annual Menomonee Falls Christmas parade, and as we have for the past 3 years, the Riverside Girl Scouts marched. So after watching the Packers blow yet another game in the final two minutes, we set out for the parade. The snow was coming down nice and heavy, but hey, what more could you ask for, it’s a Christmas Parade right? Well it was miserable! It wasn’t a nice snowfall with big flakes coming down softly. It was more like a mixture of frozen rain and snow. Plus, the temperature was right at freezing so it was half melting and half icing over.

And to top it off, there was about a 20 mph wind blowing, so the flakes that were hitting you in the face actually sort of stung. The parade didn’t start until 4:30 p.m., and we had to be there at 3:45. By the time we started walking, it was probably 4:45 or 5:00, so we got to stand around on the street in the staging area for a good hour beforehand. By the time we finished walking, we were soaked and freezing. The hot chocolate when we got home really hit the spot!



Some of the parade-goers decided to pass their time by building a snowman.


Riverside's Daisies carrying the girl scout banner.


Troop 2671 getting ready for the parade.