Well played, Houston

Looks like Houston's PR department was ahead of the game.

This is Texas

Prettttty sure I got free jalapenos on my chupacabra goat burger at the jackalope, a sucker for stringing together nonsense as always.

Very Austin

Especially avoid messing with their Gulf of Mexico.

Tex-Mex

Mexican food restaurant! Makes everybody happy, hubcap-ceiling or no. Especially with the unlimited free fancy salsa.

At least one creature stirring

When Simon woke up on boxing day, he found that someone else had been stealing his candy. The hard way.

Oh!

... And we watched a new episode of Doctor Who! ON TELEVISION!! The day it came out! As if that were a possible thing!

Happy Christmas

I was too slow to get Ziv's reaction, but I don't think hers was the one I needed.

Oh! And I finally got one of Simon's prints! AS A TAPESTRY!

And too much other sweet stuff to mention. Magic!