JOIN THE PARADE.......

One of the benefits of opening my shop on Main Street is that we have the best parades and I now have a front row seat.   Yesterday was my town of Woodbridge, New Jersey's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade....it is a big deal in our town.  People come from all over to sit on Main Street and watch the parade...to see all the fun groups, organizations, dance schools, local officials and service units along with our local high school bands marching in the parade.  Our Mayor just so happens to be Irish so how could we do it anything but BIG!!!

My window was all dressed in GREEN for the event and (cough, cough) I am a Eco-Friendly boutique so what other was there to go that GREEN.  Did I mention my grandfather is an Irishman...from Dublin.  So today I honored him and the Loughney name and wore my green and shamrocks.

My neighbor at the skate shop and I had the table and a sofa outside and our stores were packed our front with parade goers, our families, children and friends.   Awesome crowd.

I have to say I got some great compliments and some wonderful feedback.  I was told "it's about time", "just what we need"  "how refreshing", "how awesome", "how creative and beautiful" my shop was and that made me feel great.  I think I will be well received once we get our name out a bit more and people know that I am there on Main Street now.

Here are a few pics from the days events.........Happy St. Patrick's Day to ya!  (early but still it was on this day)

My GREEN Irish window display

I even had a little leprechaun in my window too

Parade goers and people entering our little shop raffle

My husband, me and the coolest Marine...he might be cooler than the drill Sgt. from Full Metal Jacket!

I was glowing from excitement of being a business owner on Main Street

My little Irish display for the parade goers, cool stuff and snacks.  

-MJ

IT'S A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY PARADE.....GOTTA LOVE MY TOWN

My hometown is so cool, our mayor is all about community.    I want to invite you to Woodbridge, NJ and our yearly Holiday Parade held on Main Street....yep that's right we have a Main Street and it is our downtown business district filled with restaurants, shops and hopefully the new home for Lucky 7 Design in the Spring.

Enjoy the parade and look out for Santa.............

Our train station overpass

Our stage, with our Municipal Clerk at the helm

American Legion...Woodbridge is very supportive of their veterans (new/old) and being a wife of a veteran I take pride and respect that of our local goverment.

Baseball Mascot

The Ragtimers

Local Dance School float

Cool cars

Cool motorcycles

Our wonderful men in uniform...the Woodbridge Fire Department

A vintage ambulance

Girls scouts (my daughter's troop) 

She is the petite one on the right carrying the banner

High School Band

Colonial Group

Sweet father/daughter moment

Vintage cars

This was so cool

Nothing better than the sound of live bagpipers 

A horse riding family...see we have cowboys in Jersey!

OMG....my favorite car and color

The Fallen Hero truck...created in honor of fallen police officers

She was having a good time

Here comes Santa Claus....Here comes Santa Claus....right down  Main Street

Santa & Mrs. Claus waving to the locals

My girls had a blast watching their sister in the parade and seeing the arrival of Santa Claus

This was a highlight of my day at the parade....yes a potato on a stick!   

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM

 LUCKY 7 DESIGN

-MJ