Weekend update

My husband and I went to Toledo, Ohio on Saturday night. It was a warm evening, in the 30s, so we decided to go see the Lights Before Christmas at the zoo. The line of cars to get into the zoo was really long. It probably was a mile or longer. My husband got out of line. He was going to go past the zoo and do a U-turn to come in from the other way. That line was very long also. Before going past the zoo, he found a gap behind a vehicle near the entrance. There was enough of a gap to let our truck in and the people behind us in a SUV.

Once we finally paid for parking, the parking lot was jammed with cars. We have been going to see the Lights Before Christmas since 1997 and this was the busiest I have ever seen it. We parked in a lot that wasn't really a lot. It was an open field area that had maintenance buildings on it. We were beyond the parking lot. It was a bit of a walk to get to the entrance, but I didn't mind the walk. The thing that bothered me walking was the guy in front of us smoking. His smoke was blowing back in our faces. My husband took my hand and we got off the sidewalk into the grass and passed him. We found a gap and got behind some people. This group was walking slow because a bunch of kids were leading them. This made us get off the sidewalk again and pass them.

When we got into the zoo, it was wall to wall people. Everywhere you looked and stepped, someone was right there. The lights were pretty as usual and I enjoyed looking at them. The thing I didn't enjoy was when the person or group in front of us would just stop. Instead of being considerate and move off to the side, they would stop in the middle of everything. This happened many times while we were walking around. Also there were so many children in wagons and strollers. Some of the paths are not big enough to pass by without being forced off into the grass. There were a few times were I had to leave the sidewalk because these parents hogging the way. GRRRR!

As we were leaving I said to my husband that next year we should come on a day that is colder. Maybe there wouldn't be so many people. Because who really wants to walk around when it is freezing cold?