Whirlwind Weekend

Holy Busy!  What a weekend, but a great one at that.  Weather was a mind-blowing 65-70 degrees!  Heaven.  We did all of our domestic duties on Saturday ....grocery shopping and the like and then woke up at the butt-crack of morning on Sunday (3:45 AM) so that we could be on the road by 4:30 en route to the western suburbs where we took part in Tow Trucks for Tots, an annual event to gather toys for needy children in and around Chicago.  Despite the fact that I was tired, I was also excited.  Towing companies throughout the Midwest converge to Rockdale, IL  and lineup for the world’s largest tow truck parade.  The parade route is 42 miles long.  It travels from Rockdale, IL to Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL.  My husband has been in heavy duty towing for the last 20 years.  It's in his blood, he loves it.  We all met up at the shop and we convoyed 11 of the trucks down the expressway in the wee hours of the morning with lights flashing on top.  I had never been part of something like that.  It was such an awesome experience.  Once we arrived at the parade staging area in Rockdale it got even cooler.  I never saw so many tow-trucks in my life ... big and small.  The cammaraderie among the drivers was really awesome.  At 9 AM the parade started and we departed the parking lot where we were staged in a police escorted procession.  The parade went on for 11 miles......11 miles of friggin tow trucks!  Unbelieveable.  As we traveled down 55, people were on the overpasses cheering us on and people were parked in their cars on the ramps of the highway and along the frontage roads cheering and waving.  It was so fun!  Can't wait to do it next year ... a great way to kick off the season of giving. But whew man, am I tired!