This past weekend, we made our traditional holiday trip down to Old Town Alexandria. I find myself down there a lot more often than once a year, but we always make it a point to go. Why? I think the decorations down there are so fun. It's a mix of old world colonial and modern. Where else do you see wreaths with artichokes and apples and displays with pineapples (which is a colonial symbol of welcome and hospitality).
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| Leo checking out the train in the Christmas store. |
We shopped at some of the stores and had lunch. The highlight really was the trolley (bus that looks like a trolly) ride. Leo saw one and asked to get on so we did. He was excited enough just to be riding but at one of the stops, guess who gets on? Santa Clause. If that isn't holiday magic, I don't know what is. We've been trying to get to a Santa, ok, not really hard because it's not my favorite thing. Onto the bus he hops and he was so kind. He stayed in character and asked Leo what he wanted. By this point, Leo was frozen to the chair, which was basically what I expected.
A few days before, we wrote our letter to Santa and put it out for the "elves" to pick it up. It's fun to see these little traditions from my childhood alive again. And, I guess he did technically ask for what he wanted, which is a Mac truck (I may have made sure that was what he wanted :))
Oh, Christmas magic, you certainly brighten my life.
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