This year , I surprised everyone and took my son to the parade . Nevermind that my popular refrain about parades was , " you ' ve seen one parade , you ' ve seen them all . " Or that I actually drove to the suburb I lived in for almost 15 years to see their 4th of July parade when I never did get around to going to it when I lived there . I guess that 's the stuff that changes when you have kids . Let me just say , I loved the parade ! Mostly because Austen loved the parade and it was just a gorgeous day to be outside .

Pick from:
a). I was surprised that I ever lived in that suburb for 20 years ..
b). I was surprised when my kid started crying because he was scared ..
c). None of the above choices ..
d). I was completely surprised by just how much I enjoyed the procession ..
Q: What was one of the things that surprised me about the parade day ?
d).