Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
After last week's snow, it’s starting to look and feel a lot like Christmas.
I haven't been able to get into the Christmas spirit this year. I’m not sure if I haven’t heard enough Christmas music or maybe I need to eat some Christmas-themed cookies.
It certainly is December, and Thanksgiving has past, but the spirit of Christmas seems to have eluded me so far.
There has been plenty of cold temperatures, and I have had more than my fill of hot chocolate. I have even seen more than enough ugly sweaters and colorfully decorated homes all around town.
I even got my first Christmas card of the season the other day. It was a nice gesture, and I thank the sender for the smile.
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of watching the cheesy Christmas classic "Home Alone." Normally at this point, I have watched National Lampoon’s "Christmas Vacation" three or four times.
Maybe that’s what is wrong — I have not had the joy of laughing at the Christmas exploits of the Griswold family.
After all, nothing says Christmas quite like uncle Lewis setting the tree ablaze or a cat wrapped as a gift from Aunt Bethany.
It could be I need to see Clark Griswold struggle to get the lights on his house working.
I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to find the Christmas spirit.
I still have more than a week before the big day, and maybe by then, I will find the spirit.
In the mean time, I’m going to buy a Santa hat and wear it around the house to see if it scares my cats, Toby and Brownie.
I know that seems mean but at least they are better off than aunt Bethany’s cat.
Thomas Garcia is a senior writer at the Quay County Sun. He can be reached at: