So DD and I got up at 4a to drive to Pasadena to see the Rose Parade. We had bleacher tickets and neither of us had seen it like this before. It was not easy getting up since it was hard for both DD and I to fall asleep. I happened to look at the time and noticed that it was 10 minutes to midnight. So I grabbed my Mac Book and found a New Years countdown. I have never missed the ball drop in my adult life and was not going to miss it this year. So I watched the countdown go down to zero and then heard fireworks outside. The big ones I assume were near the Queen Mary and lasted for 10 to 15 minutes. When they finally stopped I was able to fall asleep. I found out later that was when DD fell asleep also.
So we got up at 4a and drove to Pasadena. It was an easy drive since there was only a few cars on the freeway at 4 in the morning. Followed the directions to the parking garage and found the bleacher we would be sitting on. We then went to the Methodist Church that was serving a pancake breakfast. For $9 we got 2 pancakes and 2 sausages. Obviously over priced but I did get 3 more pancakes and 2 more sausages. DD got a couple more pancakes also. He got coffee and I had orange juice. It filled us up. Then to the bleachers and found out we had great seats. The stairs up go up in the center. We thought that seat 0 and 00 were either on the far left or far right. They were actually at the top of the stairs. So we had leg room, a back since we were at the top and we could stand if we wanted and we would not be in anyones way.
The parade started at 8a and got to us at 8:15a. It was really cool to see the floats in person. They somehow seem more brighter in person than on TV. We actually got to hear the marching bands since on TV they go to commercial or talk about the sponsors when the marching bands are on. There are much more space between the floats, bands or horses. Which is why the hosts can talk about the floats for so long. The floats go by faster in person. It was a really cool and fun experience.
About 10:15a the parade ended and we walked back to the car. It was messy getting to the freeway but once we were on it there was no major traffic. It was about noon when we got to DD house and I took a 2 hour nap. We then ate at Ruby’s. Then back home. Called Ron back since he had called earlier. Talked to him for about 50 minutes. Then DD and I watched Mr. Holmes. Another slow movie we originally thought would be interesting. It was really slow. It had three different stories going on and still boring. Had a couple of small twists at the end but really not worth it. This was also a 4 star movie. About Sherlock Holmes at age 93 is starting to forget a lot and is trying to write down his last case but he is having trouble remembering. His housekeeper and her kid live with him. By talking to the kid, he begins to remember the case and starts writing it down. Ian McKellen is Sherlock Holmes and is the only reason the movie was not even more boring.
Well off to bed. Happy New Year and may this year be amazing and filled with my hopes and dreams.