Holidays
Two nights a year are best to avoid going out. One is Valentine’s Day, and the other, my friends, is New Year’s Eve. Resist to get caught up in the ads, the push, and the hype about wandering the big city in search of the best place to give 2024 its last hurrah. Truth: staying…
I have a confession to make. I’m a little bit shy about going to parties, especially by myself and even more so when I don’t know a lot of people. So when I got invited to the P. Murrell Real Estate Group annual Christmas party, I was super excited, but I’m not gonna lie, I…
Some neighborhoods have traditions and a holiday spirit only seen in the movies. Hollywood Heights is one of those neighborhoods, and that spirit centers around a unique tradition, Electric Lizzyland. For what must be verging on decades now, Liz Simmons has been crafting elaborate front yard displays that give the neighborhood kiddos visions of a…
Officially, Grapevine is the Christmas Capital of Texas. Official it is because the Texas Legislature proclaimed it as such in 2009. Fast forward to 2024 and Grapevine now boasts 1,400 events in 40 days. The place is lit up from before Thanksgiving through the new year. Flashing tunnels, drone shows, marching bands, Las Vegas entertainment,…
I know that you, like me, immediately put away the turkey and dressing on November 29, cleaned up the dishes — because let’s be real, nobody’s doing the dishes after the Cowboys win — put away the “Tom the Turkey” inflatable in the yard, took down the Fall wreath, the leaf decor, and all the…
