Afternoons with Melissa

s we are making our way into 2025 here in Amarillo you might be finding yourself fighting the clutter. Too many Christmas gifts and not a place for everything. This is the time to start clearing out the mess. Everything has a place and sometimes that place is not in your house.

If you look back to 2024 we had a lot of closed restaurants in Amarillo. That is something we don't like to see. We don't like to see owners out of a dream and employees out of a job. It's tough, it really is.

When you sign up to be a Dasher here in Amarillo you know that you are an independent contractor. Which means you are your own boss and you work when you want to. You don't have to be worried about a boss being mad at you. Or so I thought.

A friend of mine recently posted about a new place in Amarillo. It's one I haven't heard about yet. So I had to look into it. The place is called Lotis Bakery and if you have a sweet tooth you need to check this out. If you are looking for something deliciously different this is your new place to try.

Amarillo saw a lot of places remodeling in 2024. We had Braum's changing up, Dairy Queen, Whataburger, and a lot of Wendy's. Some places were open during their remodel and some just couldn't.

t's been a while since I had to provide entertainment for a child in Amarillo. Nothing has been more fun than going from Mom to Mimi. That promotion of the title left me with trying to discover, once again, fun activities for the toddler age.

Right before Christmas, we got a gift. Judy's Place closed awhile back but Judy's daughters were jumping in to give us a Christmas miracle. A Christmas Eve with Judy's breakfast burritos and biscuits and gravy. It was one morning but was enough to make a lot of people happy.

When we hear there is snow heading to Amarillo we like to be prepared. The city wants to be prepared. They want to try to get the roads prepared ahead of time. We want to make sure we are ready too.

What is one of the first things you make sure you have as you are heading out of Amarillo on a road trip? If you are like most people, you want and need a full tank of gas. You want to make sure that you are on the road and can wait a while before your first stop.