Have a Super Sonic Night

The weather this weekend has been relatively mild for December.  And we have loved it.  On Saturday we went out and did some hiking, which we always love.  We thought for sure we were done hiking this year in November but 55F weather in December is hard to turn down.  We were planning on going to a state park but when we got there there were warning signs that a hunt was going on.  We decided that it might not be such a good day to tromp around in the woods.  Luckily we were in an area with a river walk trail near by and even saw some herons along the water.  One evening we decided to go on a walk and take in all the Christmas lights through town.  We bundled up which turned out to be completely unnecessary and strolled along ooohing and aaaahing at all the lights in town.  Along the two main streets in town each house has a 4-5 foot tall ceder tree and they are all decorated which is pretty festive.  One yard had a blow-up decoration of Santa and his sleigh that was lit up to the music of the Hallelujah Chorus-- not quite sure what we think about that.  Another home had the lights sync to music which was pretty fancy.  I think it is Arthur's dream as an electrical engineer to do something crazy with lights and music someday.  To finish the evening off we went to Sonic since we had coupons.  During the summer we often walk to Sonic in the evening and the patio area is usually crowded.  We had the patio to ourselves on this December evening.  After sitting and eating ice cream outside for 15 minutes we did get a little chilly and continued our holiday stroll on home.  Today we are snuggled inside while is is cold and rainy outside doing Christmas baking and working on Christmas cards.  Omnia Vincit Amor.