Afternoons with Melissa

One of the things you don't really think about doing during the holiday season is swimming. I mean there are not a lot of opportunities to do that around Amarillo. I mean unless you have access to an indoor pool or a heated one.

Tis the season and all of that. You would like to think that all of your items and you are safe at all times here in Amarillo. We know that is not the case. This reminder screams to the women to watch out and be prepared at all times.

Christmas is a special time of year. There are so many events. So many parties. So much family time. It is a great time to sit back a little and enjoy the season. A great time to get out and do things with the family. Especially when the word free is involved.

Nothing is worse than knowing you have a package that is supposed to be delivered and you never see it. Sometimes it gets delivered to the wrong address. Mistakes happen. You count on that kind neighbor to contact you or at least drop it off to you.

Texas has it all. With the amount of land we encompass we should have it all. The problem is that we are losing some things at an alarming rate. Yes, Texas is one of the largest states so that means we should have plenty of land to share with the animals.

It seems like we were just getting spooky and celebrating Halloween. Just like that Thanksgiving is next week. Now it would be great if our kid's holiday schedules could coincide with ours at work. That is not always the case as some Canyon and Amarillo parents are realizing.

How long have you lived in Amarillo? Are you a lifer? Have you been here pretty much forever? You then know what I am talking about when I say there are plenty of reasons why you shouldn't move to Amarillo.

It's nice to see that the world is not full of doom and gloom. I mean it seems the more you open social media or listen to news stories it is more bad things happening. It's nice when that is not true. Not entirely.

We have had the Sod Poodles in our city since 2019. In those short few years, we have seen a lot of cool things with this team. Having a minor league team nearby you expect some of it.

It seems as of recent going to one local restaurant has been hit or miss. Will they be open is the main question? When there was a sign posted giving the staff off for Halloween we thought that was kind of different.

Everybody loves a good party. We really do. We just hope that when we find out about a party and we plan to attend the organizers actually know about it too. That is what we found out recently with a Christmas party at The Nat.

An Amarillo business could have lost it all if it wasn't for someone being at the right place at the right time. Once your workday ends and you close up you try to go home and decompress.