Jul Tide Celebration

Jul Tide Celebration

Christmas time in the south is a lot different than anyplace else I’ve ever been. It’s subtle and if not for the Green and Red Decorations, ever present Muzak and “cha-ching” of cash registers, it would most likely go unnoticed. I grew up with this so it feels pretty familiar.  Syzygy makes this year even “special-er”.

Folks in the south are for the most part friendly and jovial all the time and during this time of year they just ramp it up a bit more. “Ya’ll have a wonderful Holiday, hear!! “  For example, our neighborhood grocery store had live Christmas Music to go along with all the “elves” working the aisles and registers today.  Sure wish we had kids along to share that with.

While out on my morning bike ride I noticed that everyone who owned a Bentley, Rolls Royce, Mazerrati or Ferrari was out and about “on a mission”. Be it shopping, posing or truly “on a mission” I really couldn’t tell; they were purposeful though, that much I gathered. Could be “cocktails” are involved too, but, hey, who am I to judge, 1%ers need Holidays too.

Edy and I both had our own “missions” earlier in the day and rendezvoused for lunch at a new Thai place we found. It was a prefix’ buffet and truly quite forgettable.  The restaurant was in an adjoining neighborhood we like (for those of you who track it’s bike route #1) There were numerous Rockwell-ian scenes to and fro. Everyone seemed to be of good cheer for this Christmas Eve-Eve.  College kids uncomfortably happy to be back with parents, small kids thrilled to be with Grammys and one family all gathered around watching a small girl swinging on a huge oak while her sister played with the family dog. It could not have been staged for Disney any better. We both looked at each other at the same time and gave an ……”ugh”.

We’re packing up to go visit the Taos Gang which is always fun.  It seems that they are creating their own traditions for their family (as they should) and we’re happy to be a part of them.  We also have many fond memories of Holidays past including some in New Mexico and are ready to help create even more new ones because, as I said Syzygy makes this year even “special-er”.