Wonderful Friday Night

Friday after school, I had the privileged of having  Alex Urlando after school. We took my puppy for a walk down to the Waterlot and she chased the ducks. We went to Meme's and Alex bought me a large coffee (BLESS HER HEART) and a chocolate chip cookie. We walked back to my house and we made ourselves supper and tea and off we went to the Lighting of the Tree in New Hamburg. We had previous arrangements to meet up with Nyla, Julia, Dylan and Alex Dow. 

So we walked to the tree and waited around the fountain. We scanned the crowd for the rest of the gang but couldn't find them. In our search, a man, with a mental disability, came over and talked to us. He wished us a Merry Christmas and told us not to eat too much food. We laughed as he told us that he always ate too much donuts. And then we were off. Alex Thankfully found the rest of our friends and we all got together and talked.

The power was out in New Hamburg, so the people who were running the event just blasted some Christmas music. We were singing, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked back and the man was back. He smiled and asked me if I wanted to dance. I thought "Might as well" and replied that I would love to. We danced and laughed and he ended up telling me that his mother just died. I felt so bad for the man...

The music ended, and he said thank-you to me, and then he asked Alex to dance! 

After she came back, we danced and sang and laughed in the snow while people around us enjoyed their time as well. 

The night carried on, and after the tree was lit, we all went back to Nyla's house for some hot chocolate. We shared stories, laughed and Dylan and I threw snow at each other. (Mind you, he had terrible aim and never managed to hit me.) 

I went home and I finally felt like it was Christmas. The singing, dancing, story-sharing, laughing, snow-throwing Christmas that you always watch in the movies. And the kind of Christmas that makes a joyful memory. 

Thanks guys for the Wonderful Friday Night!