Well, now that all the festivities have tapered off through Christmas and New Year's, I figured it was time to give y'all a taste of what the holiday season is like here in New Mexico.
First off, it wadn't 'sposed to snow like it did. We literally had 12 inches of snow on the ground over a 2-day period just before Christmas. Chuck, from Santa Fe, was here over the holidays, and he was shaking his head in disbelief, saying they expect that up north in Santa Fe, but certainly not down here on the desert floor!
Deb and Erin, the RV park owners, cooked up a lavish fare for the Christmas feast we were invited to. They had a lot of family staying over from different parts of the state. Erin and Shawn got busy on the big ol' smoker in the backyard and produced two huge smoked turkeys and a mouth-watering smoked ham. Dinner was served with all the fixin's, including the most delicious pecan pie we have ever tasted in our lives! Wow, is all I can say.
After Christmas dinner, around 3:00 p.m., everyone jumped into pickups and drove a few miles out to the Pecos River and did a little target practice with their rifles, shotguns, and hand guns. Here's some pix:
Above: David just entered the police academy here in Roswell
First off, it wadn't 'sposed to snow like it did. We literally had 12 inches of snow on the ground over a 2-day period just before Christmas. Chuck, from Santa Fe, was here over the holidays, and he was shaking his head in disbelief, saying they expect that up north in Santa Fe, but certainly not down here on the desert floor!
Deb and Erin, the RV park owners, cooked up a lavish fare for the Christmas feast we were invited to. They had a lot of family staying over from different parts of the state. Erin and Shawn got busy on the big ol' smoker in the backyard and produced two huge smoked turkeys and a mouth-watering smoked ham. Dinner was served with all the fixin's, including the most delicious pecan pie we have ever tasted in our lives! Wow, is all I can say.
After Christmas dinner, around 3:00 p.m., everyone jumped into pickups and drove a few miles out to the Pecos River and did a little target practice with their rifles, shotguns, and hand guns. Here's some pix:
Old-time family Christmas shooting
Above: Youngest there, she's 12 years old, same age as me when I got my first .22 rifle
Above: Sunset coming on, still blasting away
Above: Yep, that's an AK-47
Above: Tailgate party New Mexico style
Oldest guy there, Boyd from Montana
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