Dear readers,
Many in the Brazos Valley enjoy our area because of the mild winter weather. Hard freezes have become rare, and it's not unusual to see college kids at Texas A&M University in shorts and flip-flops in November and even December.
This year I think we've hit an extreme (or I hope so).
Our family headed out today to get our Christmas tree. Now, we are traditionalists. No fake trees. No fake fireplaces. The strange thing about today was that I was wearing shorts and flip-flops, and we drove to the tree farm with the air conditioning on. I remember doing this when we lived in Guam and Hawaii, but I didn't really expect it here in College Station. It was 84 degrees.
So here I sit in the family room, admiring our fine tree, with every window in the house open and seriously considering activating the air conditioner. I can even see the cord of wood which I carefully stacked for the winter.
OK. I'll stop whining. I know I have friends up north that would give their ___________ to be able to whine that it is too hot for December, and by writing about this I'll probably cause the first serious ice storm in a decade. If so, at least I have enough wood.
Blue skies,
Sam White
www.SamWhiteRealty.com
