Really Big Christmas Tree

It was the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  I was driving back up the west side of the outside of the KC Metro on K-7.  I remembered that a particular sports player (Tim Melia, the brick wall in goal for Sporting KC) was going to be at a Christmas Tree Lighting at Legends - an outdoor mall in west Kansas City, Kansas. My lovely bride was with me - I'd just picked her up from work.  Finally, a Saturday night with us together.  Go home, relax, peace and quiet. But that player was going to be at Legends. Heck...Ivy loves Christmas.  Big time.  And that tree lighting is a nice thing... "Hey, baby, wanna go see the tree lighting at Legends tonight?" "What?  You really want to go see a tree lighting?" "Sure.  You.  Me.  Call it a date." Yeah, Mr. Grinch took Mrs. Claus on a Christmas Tree Lighting date. Found parking on top of the parking garage.  Complained about the cold weather.  Never found the soccer player.  Listened to live Christmas music.  Got Smores-on-a-stick and hot cocoa.  Missed the lighting while getting fries.  Got pictures in front of the tree. It was great. I don't hate everything about Christmas.  Honest.