In the last article, I wrote about how some RVer’s spend the holidays. Many travel to former hometowns to celebrate the season with friends and relatives. Some travel to warm snowbird destinations to celebrate with RV friends and their Home Park or club park “families”. We have done both, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. I like going home, but I am equally happy to be back on the road!
We have met many RVer’s who will take special trips or visit special locations for the holidays. One couple we know travels to a small town in Colorado to celebrate. Their kids and grandkids also travel there, and the family is together and vacationing in a ski chalet that is perfect for making Christmas memories at the same time. We have also met a couple who take a family cruise, a mini family reunion every year! This one appeals to me, no making beds, cooking or having to entertain bored grandkids. I like the idea of a Pina Cola on the deck of a ship steaming through the Caribbean around the 25th of December! My daughter once suggested a Disney Cruise for Christmas, but I am not inclined to be in the middle of that many hyperactive sugarplums around the holidays!
Snowbird Christmas and other holidays are equally fun for RV’ers both fulltimers and part-timers aka snowbirds. At a winter location in Florida, the Rio Grande Valley or in Arizona, thousands of RV’ers gather in meeting halls and dining rooms, sharing potluck dishes and memories of Christmas. Chinese grab bags and even visits from Santa keep the atmosphere one of lighthearted fun. At my father-in-law’s park in the Rio Grande Valley, a large number of Rver’s and snowbirds from many resorts in the area trek across the border to help orphans celebrate Christmas in Mexico toting toys, food and clothing collected from Valley residents throughout the year. We have RV friends who donate time to homeless shelters, helping local charities and food pantries.
Wherever an RVer parks is where the home is. It could be in a relative’s driveway, or a beach in the Baja…An RVer is always home for the holidays.
Photo by ChristmasClipart.net
As many of you know, I love to make little crafty things for get-togethers like holiday parties or potlucks, and I am always looking for inexpensive table décor and take home treats for the participants. Someone sent me a picture of the most adorable Snowman Pops. Easy to make, and a whole lot of fun, this is a great craft to make with kids and grandkids. Here are the directions and a photo. I did a similar pop, but I dipped my marshmallows in white chocolate candy melts and then added a chocolate dipped marshmallow as a hat. I used Wilton icing tubes for decorations and details like eyes and noses, and then a red licorice candy string for a scarf. Kids love the M & M’s or Reese’s Pieces as décor as pictured…more sugar I guess!
Up next time: “Dear Santa…”
