so i love the idea of riding the train. it would be a dream come true (a little one at least) to take one of those cross-country trips like this one... http://dereklow.co/across-the-usa-by-train-for-just-213/. that just sounds like so much fun (but we would definitely need to splurge for a sleep car because i ain't sleeping in my seat for a week). we went and did the royal gorge train ride in canon city, colorado a few years back and it was so much fun. we ride the frontrunner every chance that i can make it seem sensible to do so. and the heber valley railroad (i.e. the heber creeper) has always been something i've wanted to do. they seem to always be doing something fun and unique, from a valentine's romantic ride to an easter egg ride to a halloween murder mystery game. well, we finally decided to give it a go and got some tickets for the polar express. we even splurged for the first class tickets. :)
before we left the house, we decided to open one early Christmas present for the kids - their Christmas pajamas. we got dressed nice and snugly, made the drive over to heber, then waited in line to board the train. it was cold! but we finally boarded and got warmed up pretty quickly. they had elves walking up and down the aisles playing games, dancing, and singing carols. mrs. clause came by with cookies and hot chocolate. and finally santa came and gave us all silver bells and some cute mugs. well it wasn't everything i hoped for, but it was a great memory to make with the kids. definitely worth doing at least once.
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