Good Things

Catching up on townie gossip with the girls
It's Friday!
Wearing one of Gram's old brooches, and being complimented by the stylish ladies of the office
Sharing the fake fireplace with Gene and 'Stine tonight.
Good weather forecasted for Woburn on Sunday
Heading to Foxboro tomorrow to get more milk - we've been using the supermarket stuff for the past couple of weeks due to crazy schedules and Pat's games.

WOBURN HALLOWEEN PARADE

A bunch are asking, so here are the details.

The official parade website is:
http://www.woburnlionsclub.org/AnnualHalloweenParade.cfm

The staging area for the parade is the parking lot at the Showcase Cinema/Holiday Inn Select complex Canal Park Road off Main Street (Rt. 38 at Rt. 95) in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Holiday Inn Select
15 Middlesex Canal Park
Woburn, MA 01801

All parade participants must arrive at the staging area no later than 11:00 am. DO NOT BE LATE - THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED. It runs from the Woburn movie theater (right off of Rt 95) straight down main street, and turns right at Lake Ave.

Here is the parade route:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Main+St,+Woburn,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+01801&daddr=Lake+Ave,+Woburn,+Middlesex,+Massachusetts+01801&hl=en&geocode=FT5kiAIdm0TC-ymt13I6A6DjiTER2R8HNTUcbw%3BFQn7hwIdwVfC-w&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=42.495196,-71.107465&sspn=0.217703,0.551376&ie=UTF8&ll=42.479504,-71.150808&spn=0.05444,0.137844&z=13

Options for watching this parade include:
-get there very early and park in the movie theater lot, kill a couple of hours there at the theater/hotel restaurant, and watch the groups step off at 1:00
-know someone who lives near the route in Woburn/Winchester or have some serious townie-fu for figuring out how to get in, despite the road closures. It's crowded, so be prepared to stand (unless you are getting your lawn chair spot early)
-park near the pond at the end of the route and walk up to Main Street. You should be able to find your way via the Winn St. Exit off of 95 or something. I'm not sure how long it takes for the group to make it's way from the theater down the 2 miles to the end of the route . . . it is a LARGE parade, a lot of groups and a lot of spectators, so it could take a bit.

I'll be driving the bad-guy truck (Brian's red Dodge) and Brian will be in his Commander Rex. He's hoping to march it with the clones, but if the toe he broke last weekend is still being problematic (yes, I know), he will be riding shotgut with me in the truck.

Our two themes this year: new triology/clones vs original trilogy. We will have Roger-Roger droids and General Greivous fighting yoda, along with all of your favorite clone wars/new trilogy iconic characters - lots of weird alien jedi. Representing the classics, we will bring you Endor, complete with Ewoks, King 3Po and a fire pit. And of course, the man of the hour, Lord Vader himself, will cap the group of over 60 costumers, representing 3 garrisons/bases.