Go Look at Holiday Lights – Advent Calendar Day 4
Since we started dating in high school, we have always made it a Christmas tradition to go see the local light display. When we were younger, there was “Candy Cane Lane” where an entire street in town would decorate their homes. And we are not just talking about a few lights, these houses would be covered in thousands of lights, have moving parts, music, and actual people dressed as elves. When a home is sold on the street, the previous owners leave the lights and the neighbors make sure to inform all potential buyers that they have to take part in the long running holiday tradition!
Since we moved to Baltimore, our light viewing tradition has taken on a little bit different experience. And that brings us to Day 4 of our AMAZING Life Holiday Advent Calendar: Go Look at Holiday Lights.
Maybe it’s just because I went to school to be an electrical engineer but there is just something special about the way Christmas lights covering a house in a festive display make you feel. And even better than lights on a house… lights on a boat!
The first year we were in Baltimore, we happened upon the Lighted Boat Parade by chance. We were out for a walk and saw a large crowd of people down along the water. Not wanting to miss out on the fun, we walked over to investigate. And to our surprise, there were dozens of boats parading around Inner Harbor fully lit in a magical array of Christmas cheer. Since then, we have made it our new tradition to see the Lighted Boat Parade in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor each year. The past few years have been rainy cold and windy, but this year we had the perfect evening to sit along the water, snap a few photos, and cuddle close together.
If you are looking for a way to kick start your Christmas Season, make it a date night to see a Holiday Light display! And if you are in need of a few ideas on where to see the best light displays, check out the Travel Channel List of the Country’s Best Light Displays! Now if I can only convince Liz to let us buy a boat and decorate it with Christmas lights …
