Have you ever been to Christmas City USA? I have. I grew up there. A large banner, right outside the city square, says so. Yes, Rupert has a town square. The city park is in the center. And the Friday after Thanksgiving, Santa rides into the square and turns on the Christmas lights. Then, right there, in the park, there is a cute little house all set up for him. It has a big sign that boldly declares it to be "Santa's House".
As a child, I loved seeing all the beautiful Christmas lights, big red bulbs, green, yellow, blue, all lighting up the dingy streets. It made everything seem so magical. Memories of the Christmas lights are right up there with the wondrous odors you would experience when walking into the "Kings" store. I'm not really sure what the smell was, my husband claims it's popcorn, but I think there's more to it. Maybe it's all the Christmasy things they had out on display. Perhaps my memories are tainted with that since we really only went there during the Christmas season. Searching for a gift for our sibling gift exchange. Or just watching my older sister look at the makeup row.
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