Poolesville's Holiday Lighting Ceremony

I know, I know...bed rest...blah. But because of my fluid-filled lungs, I am supposed to be up breathing some fresh air once a day, and even though it was bitterly cold, like in the mid-upper 20's this evening, I bundled up and went to the town's Holiday Lighting Ceremony. It was even flurrying all afternoon and some into the evening, so it was cold! Last year my sister and I went and it was fun for a small town gathering. But this year, my mom, dad, Tim and I made it a family night. My sister had to work and couldn't join us!

Bundling up was hard, I don't have any jackets to fit me these days, but I squeezed barely into my ski jacket, amen.

They have awesome ice sculptors, a holiday train for the kids to ride, Santa in his workshop, church choir's singing carol and lots of yummy food. It's small but fun. This year there were actually a lot more people than last year. I was really surprised! You can also walk the town's stores and get good deals but there's really not that much to see or shop. I pass on that each year.

But one thing I don't pass on is all the home-cooked food! This year there was homemade hot soups, brisket sandwiches, country ham sandwiches, hot dogs, funnel cakes, hot cider/coffee/tea, and roasted chestnuts. Everything smelled so good! I ultimately decided on the brisket sandwich, vegetable-beef soup and then a funnel cake. I ate one funnel cake and then got another to take home, but Tim ate it. The hot cider was delicious too. Tim got a brisket sandwich, a hot dog and chicken corn chowder, which was amazing. I should have had that soup, but he got the very last bowl served! It was won.der.ful!!!!

And of course the lighting of the town too! I didn't get too many photos of the lights because I had too many things in my hand (cider, funnel cakes, camera, gloves) and it was freezing, so I was ready to head out!