{"id":3739,"date":"2013-11-01T11:13:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hootnannieblog.com\/?p=3739"},"modified":"2013-11-01T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T18:13:38","slug":"paso-robles-ends-year-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2013\/11\/01\/paso-robles-ends-year-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"How Paso Robles Ends the Year and Some Other Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today marks the start of my favorite time of year in Paso Robles. Well, actually it all kind of kicked off last night here with the \u201cSafe and Fun Halloween Downtown\u201d , an event put on by the downtown businesses to give kids a safe place to trick or treat. Although we did not attend last night we have been in years past and I absolutely love it. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be back to it next year when Sammy will be two years old and will get more enjoyment out of it.<\/p>\n

This Halloween event marks the start to a series of amazing events in Paso Robles:<\/p>\n

Paderewski Festival<\/a> – If you don\u2019t know about it be sure to check out the website, such amazing history in this area.<\/p>\n

Garagiste Festival<\/a> – An amazing wine event!<\/p>\n

Elegant Evening Downtown<\/a> – Just a fun time cruising around downtown bumping into friends and checking out the shops.<\/p>\n

Downtown Lighting Ceremony<\/a> – The sign that Christmas is coming!<\/p>\n

Christmas Light Parade<\/a> – One of those quaint small town Christmas parades.<\/p>\n

Vine St. Victorian Showcase<\/a> – They block off parts of Vine St. so you can walk up and down the street checking out all the Christmas lights, pretty fun.<\/p>\n

New Year\u2019s Eve \u201cGlow In The Park<\/a>\u201d – Pretty sure this is the first one they\u2019ve done but it sounds like fun and they are marking the event with fireworks as we go into 2014 which is Paso\u2019s 125th<\/sup> anniversary!<\/p>\n

As I\u2019ve stated before, Paso Robles is the first place I\u2019ve ever really felt home. I have felt like I am part of this community not just on the outside looking in. We all have different ways of doing things and different political views, but it seems evident that the city management, officials, the downtown organizations, and the Chamber all care on some level about this town.<\/p>\n

Some of them may not do things the way that you or I would like them to but that\u2019s life. The fact that these people are putting on those downtown events really shows they want this community to come together. I think it\u2019s those events, along with all the other events they do throughout the year downtown, that really give us (the citizens) a city center to congregate in and be proud of. Are things perfect? No, they never are. There are issues with development, water, street repair, and so on\u2026but it seems that is par for the course almost anywhere you go.<\/p>\n

I guess I\u2019m just trying to remind myself, and you, that life is as good as you allow it to be. We can be frustrated by the things that are not going the way we want or we can enjoy the things that are going right. As we enter November I am trying to focus on this amazing time of year in this amazing place that my wife, son, and I call home.<\/p>\n

The one thing I always go back to in this area is the people. Some of the most amazing people I know I\u2019ve met in the last six years since Annie and I started going out into the community here. I\u2019ve been fortunate to know important figures in local government, the Chamber of Commerce, prominent business people, entrepreneurs, winery owners, winemakers, stay at home parents, teachers, and on and on\u2026they are each an important asset to this area and I hope (actually I know) that this will continue long into the future for my son to be part of.<\/p>\n

So happy start to the Holiday season, happy end of harvest or almost-end-of-harvest, and whether you\u2019re local or not, get out there and enjoy some of the above mentioned events\u2026and while you\u2019re doing that look around, my hunch is that you\u2019ll be surrounded by some really cool folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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