Author: The Hopeful Romantic

Red may be the color of the season — what with Santa’s suit and Rudolph’s shiny nose — but what if you’re dreaming of a white wine Christmas? No problem, says Doug Bell, national wine buyer for Whole Foods Market. “The holidays are the times …

Washington (CNN)– The official Christmas tree of the U.S. Capitol arrived Monday and will be illuminated at a ceremony on December 4. Dozens of tourists, Capitol Hill staffers and news crews watched the tree’s arrival along with Stephen Ayers …

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The recent rush of Christmas shopping has left me wondering how much is too much? It also reminded me of a story from Tolstoy that I read as a young boy. Yes, I was the nerdy kid reading War and Peace at the video arcade. But that’s not the point.

Snowmen glowing on lawns, Christmas lights twinkling around homes and a deflated merry-go-round because of some vandal. “It’s mean. People not respecting other people’s property,” said an Owasso mother. Crooks are running off with Christmas or at least …