Another Parade In The Books

So as has been the tradition for what seems like 25 years, we headed out for an evening of patriotism tonight.  Yes, it was time for the annual Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade and fireworks.  This year we didn’t have to rush to get home since Kris wasn’t working so I thought we could just relax and enjoy things.  The list of attendees was not as large as in the past either, so it was more of a just hang out and enjoy the evening sort of thing.

Ali had to be there early to line up, and Sarah was going to be coming later.  She had asked to get off early when she found out we were going (since at first we weren’t planning on it).  Luckily, her supervisor let her out really early since things were dead at the store, so she made it to our spot by 6:00.  She went walking around to find some friends, before things started.

Overall, the parade was the parade.  It was the same as every year, and if it weren’t for Alison having to be in it, we would probably stop going, at least for a while.  There are a lot of people who sit around where we do that just make me cringe and think ‘Oh My God, why do we put up with this?’ Maybe next year will be the year we decide to stop.

And the fireworks were once again lacking.  We have been there in years where they were awesome, and during years when they were duds.  This year was a dud in my opinion.  The best part (or worst) was during the finale when they were doing the “let’s light everything off at once”.  It was, just sort of ‘meh’, but then when it was done, it was like they found a few more they forgot to light off.  After firing those few off, everyone was just sort of sitting there, not knowing if they should be waiting for more, or if they should pack up and leave.  WOW!  I hate to say that is typical of the fireworks show in Menomonee Falls, but it is typical.

This year we also get to deal with a new “cheer parent”.  He is a bit of a knob, and sort of creepy in my opinion.  He takes WAAAAAYYYY too many pictures of his kid, and thinks that he should be taking pictures of everyone else’s kids too.  It doesn’t make me happy one bit.  This year, during the parade he apparently had a drone flying overhead and took pictures of the girls from above, thinking he was really cool for doing so.  No, that’s just creepy dude!  Stop being a d-bag!  This is not going to be a fun year with this clown.