Today is the beginning of the St. Paul Winter Carnival and you know what? It's gonna be a great weekend.
Let me tell you about the first time I ever went to the Winter Carnival.
As I have said before, I grew up in Western Minnesota. When my best friend and I were in 9th or 10th grade, she and her parents, on what I thought was a random weekend, went to visit her big sister who was in college in St. Paul.
We stopped in Savers and Ax-man. I was blown away by these emporiums of eclectic commodities.
That night for supper we were in downtown St. Paul and visited The Green Mill. I had been hearing all about this deep dish pizza, but what I didn't know was that with the sauce on top of the cheese.
As a youth from small farm town Minnesota, this was scandalous!
How could they put the sauce on the top! From there we strolled the streets of St. Paul.
Suddenly before I knew it, we were watching a parade in the frigid, frozen night. We saw crazy people on a fire engine. I know now that they were Vulcans, but then what I saw was crazy people.
When the parade finished I was beyond ready to get back in the car, but fireworks were exploding in the sky above our heads. I remember having frozen toes and wondering when in the world we would go back inside.
It was years before I realized that I had been "enjoying" the St. Paul Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade and Fireworks.
Hopefully, you can enjoy St. Paul's highlight of January this year. We are heading to the Drive Thru Snow and Ice Sculpture Park tonight. Maybe we will see you there.