{"id":25354,"date":"2021-12-08T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=25354"},"modified":"2021-12-07T21:14:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T03:14:53","slug":"illuminations-with-mom-and-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=25354","title":{"rendered":"Illuminations with Mom and Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YClJA8rhxIw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"1\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=23413\" >Brian and I were sick with COVID<\/a> around this time last year so we missed Illuminations. I&#8217;m so grateful that <a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=24031\" >we have both been vaccinated<\/a> and have managed to avoid getting COVID (again) so we were able to go to Illuminations this year. Each year they do something slightly different so it&#8217;s always worth going. Plus, when you go, you&#8217;re supporting Botanica and helping them stay open for our community to enjoy throughout the year.  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51709798438\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51709798438_0cbe02d03c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year we shared the experience with mom and dad. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710400050\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710400050_2538f87194.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorite pictures from that night. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51709517936\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51709517936_b5710fd45a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710194859\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710194859_5e16e3c76f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710193519\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710193519_687318bb8a_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mom and I rode the carousel (twice). Dad and Brian didn&#8217;t really care to do it. They just watched us and took pictures. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51709793088\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51709793088_f3dcc4dc05_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710399860\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710399860_541c6d621a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710399885\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710399885_1a90a94148.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51710968019\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51710968019_aedbb6a481.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/51709504842\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51709504842_7ba0c01277.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" alt=\"Untitled\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really like how they did the one-way flow for the walking path. It made the process so much smoother and more organized. Despite being somewhat scaled back from previous years (I suspect because they were offering a walk through and drive through option), Illuminations is still a really cool experience and I highly recommend it as a &#8220;must do&#8221; for the holidays. The display will be available through January 1 and you can get tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showclix.com\/event\/illuminations-botanica\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all I have for now. Until the next post. GNG. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian and I were sick with COVID around this time last year so we missed Illuminations. I&#8217;m so grateful that we have both been vaccinated and have managed to avoid getting COVID (again) so we were able to go to Illuminations this year. Each year they do something slightly different so it&#8217;s always worth going. 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