Thanksgiving Preparations

This should be interesting. It’s the day before Thanksgiving and as I’m sitting here, a major storm is passing through the east coast. Thankfully, it’s not snow- just wind and rain. Jake’s in New York with the marching band, having arrived yesterday to prepare for the Macy’s parade. As I understand it, he has to get up about two in the morning tomorrow to get ready. The storm is supposed to have blown through by then, but it’s possible that it may still be in the area.

I just read a news article that, because of the wind, there’s a chance that the balloons won’t be able to be in the parade. Apparently, back in 1997, the Cat in the Hat balloon was caught in high winds which caused it to knock over a light pole, which in turn fell on some woman. According to this same article, the balloons have only been grounded once before, back in 1971. This article also mentions that activists plan to protest the Sea World float. Not sure how the possible un-inflation might affect those plans.

I guess one way or another, this will be a day he'll always remember.