Well, the holiday season is officially underway, for Becky and me at least. My annual Christmas-lights ceremony was great! The music was a couple of seconds late, but the lights came on right on time, and everything looked lovely. Click below for a video of the countdown:
(Click here for photos and videos of past ceremonies, from 1995 through 2001.)
Alas, the main webcam failed at the last moment because of a faulty wire, but the audio broadcast apparently worked like a charm, and so did the indoor webcam. At least three people — my dad, Toni, and somebody else (possibly Dane??) — watched the webcast live over the Internet, according to my logs.
Six people were there in person: me, Becky, Becky’s sister Jen, Jen’s husband Soren, and Dr. and Mrs. Zak. They all seemed to enjoy it very much; for everyone except Becky and me, it was their first Brendan Loy Christmas ceremony. In addition, there were perhaps two dozen stuffed animals in attendance, and the cats and fish watched from inside the house.
Special thanks to Becky for letting me decorate her house! I’ll post photos, and another video clip from a different angle, later tonight or tomorrow.
UPDATE: My camera has a really neat feature that allows me to “stitch” multiple photos together into a panoramic picture. Check it out:
Here are some other pictures of tonight’s ceremony and the lights decorating Becky’s house:
The audience for this year’s Christmas season kickoff ceremony.
Becky’s and my stuffed animals watch the ceremony from a step ladder.
That’s right, my Christmas lights display includes a USC section. :) Go Trojans!
People stand around and listen to music during the ceremony. Please note the lights on the transom window, above the porch roof — getting those up there was something of a triumph over adversity. :)
Our beautiful outdoor tree…
…and our equally beautiful indoor tree!
A wide shot of Becky’s decorated porch.
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Categories: Video clips, Holidays & Special Occasions
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