parade day

I am thoroughly disappointed in myself. Here we are watching the Stampede parade- on TV! TV, I tell you! Just so you know- not even remotely the same. No claustrophobic c-train experience, no gobs of sunscreen, no loud, ornary housewife proclaiming that "um, hello? excuse me! Maam! These seats are saved! Thank you!" (plastic smile). But also, no excited kids bouncing out of bed at 6:00 am, no packed lunch and Starbucks, no tingly spine from the bagpipes (good kind of tingle), no making fun of band uniforms and no getting caught up in Stampede fever. It's all very sad, really. Let this be my lesson- life is too short to miss out on the fun stuff.
Parade's still on and kids are tearing the living room apart in boredom- sniff.
Ang