Chicago Christmas Tree Lighting

Always a good time! But soooo many people that you can't hear anything being said, nor get anywhere near the tree for hours after. But, with the ice skating and the lights and music and other...

You know it is the little things in life that make me happy. Like, feeling a warm breeze on a sunny day, seeing people do kind things for one another, eating a piece of chocolate, watching...

I don't get it. Santa and Kerri Russell (?) lit the tree yesterday at noon. Yes, on a Tuesday. But I was in Daley Plaza on Saturday night at the Christkindlmarkt and the tree was lit. I'm...

I should have known the tree was already lit when I went by the Christkindlmarket. But no, I somehow thought there might be a different tree, a different setup. Wrong. I trotted all the way down...

Somehow I believe last year's tree lighting plan was somewhat improved, Over the 2008 one. Even though it was on a Wednesday Night, Unlike the COLOSSAL FLUKE of 2008.