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Holiday Happenings in Mexico

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Our first Christmas in Mexico So refreshing…. Christmas in Mexico starts about the end of the first week in December.  None of the US stores starting Christmas decorating starting right after Fourth of July.  Even Wal-Mart waits until the first of December to put out the decorations, wrapping paper etc.  Christmas in the state of  Jalisco  is all about family.  People are stretching their budget to get toys for the kids and are all about smiles when shopping. Working people get creative asking to wash your car in the parking lot at Wal-Mart, selling trinkets, colorful wreaths and are grateful for any spare change you might with to donate.  A very old woman who sits by the grocery store and embroiders kitchen towels, has captured my heart and is always the recipient of a few pesos.   My Mexican Sweetheart Since Judd, Shari and the two Grandkids were coming, we found a small family who specialized in Mexican  food for family parties  They brought a whee