Small Town Parades

Yesterday, we went to the Memorial Day parade in my hometown.  Now, most people would look at that and say 'but Memorial Day was last Monday.  That's why we had three days off.'  Not quite.  The 30th is Memorial Day, but that's not important.  While we were at the parade, it wasn't the day it was being held on that I was thinking of, it was where we were at that I was thinking of.

Small towns have the best parades.  They don't have the big floats, or celebrity sightings, or national coverage.  What they do have are homemade floats, the local high school band, local organizations, and people you know.  People that are waving at the parade watchers and know who they are waving at.  It may not be the best thing in the world to do on a weekday evening, but it is part of the small town mentality.  It's one of the best things about coming from a small town.