Brad and I started dating in January of 2007. Little did I know what was awaiting me every Christmas. He and his buddies had been doing a Santa Crawl for a couple of years already, but in December 2007, I was excited to tag along and see what all the hype was about. Well, well! It’s quite the adventure, and these santas go all out! Brad makes it a point to grow his beard out so that I can color it white with costume spray, and one of the other guys always brings a sack of toys for the little kids. Candy canes are everywhere when we come down the street!
The tradition has been going strong, and I’ve been happy to be a part for the past three years. We get a large group together and meet up for dinner to start… this year was the Pittsburgh Steak House and I had crab cakes. I was one pleased Mrs. Claus after that! We then venture around the South Side and cause a little ruckus, but it’s all in the name of Christmas Cheer!!
Originally, the crawl was meant to only include santas, but it has since then grown and now we’re getting all sorts of merry costumes. The highlights this year: Little Cindy Lou, a Christmas Tree, and a Gingerbread Man (hence my facebook profile picture! I stole the head!) These are pictures from our little point and shoots, but you can still tell we had a blast! Even better – we all stopped and had a snowball fight and made snow angels! It was like being a little kid all over again!
Out to dinner…
Little Cindy Lou Who!
Mr. & Mrs. Claus with the Christmas Tree! (aka Brad and I
Me and some of my girlfriends
The whole gang! Terrible picture, but you get the point! Look! It’s a Buddy the Elf! And Gingerbread Man! And a Reindeer in there somewhere
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