Last night we went to our first town event - Light Up Okotoks. The main street was shut off to traffic for the evening, and shopkeepers open up their stores until late, offering free food and hot chocolate to the townspeople. All the Christmas lights are switched on and at 7pm the tree in the town square was lit up. Local children gathered to sing xmas carols in the square, and there were horse and cart rides, wandering reindeer and occasional wood burning stoves to stand to warm yourself by.
One of the car parks on the north side of the street became an unofficial skating rink due to the unmelted ice that had accumulated there over the last few days! Jas had a blast running and slipping around in her snowboots, and then decided to buy possibly the largest bag of kettle-korn you've ever seen swearing that she was going to eat it all! I think not! There was a lovely community feel to the town with lots of people greeting each other warmly and wishing each other glad tidings of the season - and it's not even December yet!
There are so many lovely little gift shops and craft stores along Elizabeth Street - I can't wait to explore them, and we saw some interesting little restaurants and cafes that we've missed just driving through. We had a lovely evening and felt very at home.
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