Snowy Thoughts

Tis Christmas Eve here in Dallas, and things are very quiet. In fact, Chris is asleep in bed right now. I'm going to have to wake him soon because I'm hungry.

The trip up wasn't bad as the roadways were crowded, but the ice and snow decided to stay away. There's still some remnants of snow here, and since it will be below freezing most of the day, it should stick around. It's certainly nothing like what they have up north, but it's different for us Texans. There was more snow last February here, than there is right now.

The sun is shining today, and there's not a cloud up there. From what I'm hearing, Houston's getting a little bit of snow today, but you there in Ohio would laugh. Still, as I was leaving town yesterday, all people were talking about were road conditions and being able to drive.

Houston's forecast for tuesday is 70 degrees. This is why I don't have any sweaters.

Look Who's Getting Antonio Banderas' New Frangrance!

Back when I used to work retail sales, for Sears, Mervyn's and later Target, I'd often be working the closing Christmas Eve shift. Around 6 p.m. we'd make the closing announcement, often having to make it several times to get the last shoppers out of the store. Inevitably a few desperate shoppers would come up to me asking where they could still get a last minute gift since apparently this whole thing just caught up to them.

Given that it was 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, my answer was usually, "Walgreens".

Of course knowing the wonderful selection they would find at America's drug store, some lucky someone would be getting a gift set of Stetson or Jean Naté Body Splash, as would hundreds of others with their loved ones shopping like zombies at the 24-hour drugstores.

I related this oft-told tale to Chris tonight as we saw a veritable stream of cars slowly leaving the Irving Mall tonight just after 6 p.m., as we were headed to dinner with my sister Laura and her fiancé, Ed.

Tonight as we returned to Chris' home, we passed the Walgreens on Frankford and Midway Rd, the parking lot overflowing with cars.

Who says you aren't getting anything for Christmas?