My Dad called the other day to tell me
about Winterfest in Pensacola. They shut down the main street
downtown, decorate everything and then open the street to vendors and
Christmas characters, music and dancing.
And they have the Christmas Trolley
Performance Tour – which Dad wanted to take all of us on as part of
our Christmas gift.
He also invited my sister and her
family, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and friends, so we had a large group.
We wandered around for a bit before our turn on the Trolley and then we were off on our tour.
The conductor sang and entertained us
as we drove slowly around downtown, enjoying the decorations and on
each corner a different Christmas character got on and entertained
us.
Ebenezer Scrooge, Rudolph, Mrs. Clause,
The Grinch and many more.
At each stop people were performing
skits to go along with the character that was on the bus and the
entire ride was amazing!
Singing and acting, beautiful sets –
it was absolutely wonderful.
For me, the highlight of the ride was
when Elvis got on.
He sang and gyrated up and down the aisle of the
Trolley and then stopped next to the Island Girl and stuck his mike
in her face, wanting her to sing the next line of the song.
The poor girl froze like a deer in
headlights - which was priceless.
Then he gyrated over to my sister and
asked her to dance.
The look on her face was even better
but she stood up and danced with him.
The ride lasted an hour and then when
it was over we were led to the North Pole where we danced with
Reindeer.
We had SO much fun and are already
planning next year's trip.
If you have a chance to get to
Pensacola during Winterfest you won't regret it.
Thanks, Dad, for the amazing gift and
the wonderful evening with our family and friends.
