Pink Pig

For those of you not from Atlanta, I feel like I'm going to have to thoroughly explain this blog post. Growing up in Atlanta, the department store, Rich's, was a big part of Atlanta culture. The headquarters was in downtown Atlanta, so back in the day, a lot of Atlantans worked for Rich's. My grandmother (Gran) was one of them. Gran was a pharmacist and worked at the Rich's downtown.

So when I was little, Rich's had a ride around Christmas time called the Pink Pig. The Pink Pig began in 1953, and it was a monorail train that originally went above the toy department at Rich's. The train was pink and the doors on it opened like those on a Lamborghini. Every year we would go downtown during December with our neighbors and best friends, the Bachelors. The ride eventually moved to the roof of Rich's where it would fly over Christmas scenes that had been placed on the roof. I remember it being so cold, but so much fun.

Eventually Macy's took over Rich's so the Pink Pig moved a few times. It's now in a tent at Lenox Mall and they've changed it quite a bit. But now it's really about the history and tradition, more so than how fun (or not fun) the actual ride is. This year we went again with the Bachelor family, a tradition that probably started 25 years ago. We had a great time and I think after the first lap Kendall started to enjoy it. She wasn't so sure at first!