Just returned from the street games on Summit. Man what a neat event. There's nothing like excited kids and and proud, smiling parents gathered in the historic downtown to make you feel good about where you live.
Isaiah, our 10-year-old, was still recovering from strep throat, so he didn't do the foot race but did hop down the pavement for the sack races. He crashed near the finish line but hopped up and over with a smile on his face. Friend Billy Gentry placed third, so he ran in the finals. He didn't place, but did get a scraped hand from falling on the pavement.
We live downtown so our house is surrounded by parked cars and people snaking around the block as they walk to the parade. Feels like a college football game day or something — there's nothing like it. Last Run Car show comes close, but Arkalalah has a friendly, feel-good vibe that just makes everything seem to fit into place. Gives the town a real purpose.
Another great thing about Arkalalah is that the hangover doesn't last long because the Halloween is around the corner. Can't wait to carve some pumpkins.....
Go Redsox!
-David Allen
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