After a wonderfully traditional family Thanksgiving holiday, my husband Wayne and I were ready to do something a bit different for the Christmas holidays, for which we would be Home Alone. Rather than decorate a Christmas tree for our cat Bitsy to climb on or watch reruns of old Christmas movies, we decided to participate in area community events.
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| La Fonda Hotel on the Plaza |
Our first move was to splurge and make reservations at La Fonda Hotel on the plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. What an atmosphere that hotel has, not to mention gourmet food in a unique dining room and beds to die for. (You can guess my priorities in life!) We hope to spend Christmas Eve joining strollers on Canyon Road. I'll report after Christmas if our dreams matched reality.
Meanwhile, we have searched the El Paso Times every morning for holiday events. Last Sunday, we attended a free concert by the El Paso Brass at St. Clement's Episcopal Church. Not only was the music beautiful, but hearing the Brass again brought back good memories of when they used to perform in the lobby of the El Paso Train Depot.
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| El Paso Brass concert, St. Clement's Episcopal Church |
Another interesting event was announced for Friday, December 12th, Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe (Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe), patroness saint of Mexico. The matachines dancers from St. Pius X church were scheduled to perform in front of the mural of the Virgen across from the Ysleta mission. Rain was predicted for late afternoon, but we bundled up and joined in the celebration. (After all, rain in El Paso is a welcome event.) It was a wonderful, feel good event in the part of town in which I grew up.
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| Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, Ysleta |
Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season.
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