Tag: holidays

the fort collins homesick blues (with my apologies to gary p. nunn)

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now Christmas is looming. This year I’ll be spending it in Texas. Y’all have heard of Texas, right?

I spent Thanksgiving in Colorado, with no snow and pleasantly mild weather. I expect Texas in December to be about the same. While I do love a good white Christmas, I’ve been pretty homesick lately and am excited to have a Texas Christmas, especially since I know a whole white spring semester here in Colorado is in front of me (y’all know I’m right!).

How to cheer up a homesick Texan:

  • follow her around while playing some George Strait – bonus points if you remain hidden and let her think that’s just her own personal background music
  • start dropping the word “y’all” anywhere you can work it in a conversation – bonus points if you get her accent to come out (but no laughing/making fun if it does)
  • a six-pack of Shiner Bock – bonus points if it’s the whole sampler pack
  • let’s be honest, gifts work no matter what the situation – no bonus points here, just you know, bring gifts

But most importantly: Don’t take her to Serious Texas Bar-B-Q….just don’t.

And now, please enjoy some old school King George:

Non-Texans, for an explanation of the title see below:

you-know-who agrees Texas is a great place to spend the holidays

thoughts on thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, the most genocidal of all holidays. My apologies to Native Americans, but this will actually not be a political post. I’m not afraid to say it: I love this holiday and I love turkey! I ate a turkey sandwich everyday for lunch for two years.

There’s nothing like Thanksgiving, although this year I’ll be house sitting in Colorado instead of sitting at my parents house in Texas. Luckily my parents love me enough to drive sixteen hours on Wednesday, cook a bomb dinner (thanks momma!), figure out why my jeep is doing that funny thing (thanks daddio!), and drive sixteen hours back to Texas on Saturday. (My brother lives here so they’re really getting a twofer.)

While I looooove T-day, I firmly don’t believe in Black Friday. I’m not a particular fan of shopping anyways, and I think the savings are just not worth the hassle of fighting the crowds. And am I the only who thinks it’s crazy that sales are starting on Thursday evening this year? This doesn’t bode well for the future of America : Soon stores and fast food restaurants will be open willy nilly all day Thursday, then before you know it school won’t be canceled either.

And who wants to live in that world?

don’t even think about making a run for it, bud!

However you spend your holiday, I hope it’s happy! (And that you don’t get trampled at Wal Mart.)