Christmas "Winter Texan" Style

On Christmas Eve, we decided to enjoy a traditional holiday eggnog. So I retrieved the carton of eggnog I purchased at the store earlier and poured a couple of glasses. Carole & I drank a toast to Christmas and all it means. But, wow! That eggnog was absolutely horrible! Then I looked closely at the carton and discovered I had purchased a carton of liquid eggs, not eggnog. We were drinking raw eggs!

I returned the carton of "eggnog" to the fridge and then on Christmas morning, we enjoyed "scrambled eggnog" for breakfast along with bacon, fried potatoes . . . and a couple of mimosas.

Santa actually showed up after breakfast . . . in the form of the dog next door, Molly, who Carole has fallen in love with. I guess we should call her "Molly Clause".

Carole now thinks we should get another dog. But I keep reminding her the neighbor dogs are just like grandchildren. You play with them, enjoy them, and then return them to their "parents" when you're done . . . and of course with dogs, before they have to be taken to the doggie run where owners play "pick-up".






We then joined four other Winter Texan couples here in the RV Park for Christmas dinner. The weather was nice, temperature in the 80's with mostly sunshine. One of the neighbors had a turkey fryer, so we deep fried a 14 lb turkey on an empty site beside "The Bus".











Of course, there were a lot of supervisors. We attracted considerable attention as the turkey smelled pretty good downwind for quite a distance.















One of the couples also cooked a ham and everyone contributed a dish or two: mashed potatoes & gravy, sweet potato balls, dressing, cranberries, corn, salads, and breads with home made pies and cake for dessert all accompanied by a few glasses of Texas wine.















The food was set out on tables in the unit with the meat in the kitchen and everything else in the den. We then filled our plates Buffet Style.













Tables and chairs had been set up on the covered deck and we all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas dinner outdoors under the palm trees like good Winter Texans. Of course, we all ate way too much . . . but I guess that's part of the Christmas tradition.

The day didn't seem much like Christmas with warm temperatures, palm trees and no snow. But that's "Christmas Winter Texan Style". But most importantly, a good time was had by all.






This was our first Christmas away from home, but we talked to all of the family, kids, and grandkids on the phone, which made the day better.

We wish a very Merry Christmas to all of our family and friends . . . and may your weather be warm too!