{"id":76067,"date":"2025-12-04T17:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76067\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:36:17","slug":"why-lubbock-adults-love-holiday-indulgences-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/76067\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lubbock Adults Love Holiday Indulgences And Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kids like Christmas because they get candy, toys, and two weeks off from school. Big deal. Adults in the Hub City<\/a>\u00a0have way better reasons to get fired up for the holidays–and none of them involve being able to name a single reindeer besides Rudolph.<\/p>\n

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So grab your hot cocoa, your light-up cowboy hat, and your favorite stretchy pants. Here are the Top 5 Reasons Adults Get Excited During the Holidays\u2026<\/p>\n

#5 \u2014 It\u2019s Eggnog Season, and We\u2019re Hydrating\u2026Kinda<\/p>\n

Look,\u00a0I’m not saying Lubbock adults drink a lot during the holidays–but I am\u00a0saying eggnog is basically alcohol with protein. That\u2019s health food in December. If it came with a side of brisket, the state might classify it as a balanced meal.<\/p>\n

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Bonus: It\u2019s one of the few drinks you can chug at 11am without judgment because it \u201ctastes like Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

#4 \u2014 College Bowl Season = 41 Chances to Avoid Family Drama<\/p>\n

Nothing says \u201choliday spirit\u201d like pretending you desperately need to watch a bowl game you didn\u2019t even know existed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry Aunt Brenda, I\u2019d love to hear about your bunion surgery, but the Idaho Potato Bowl is on.\u201d<\/p>\n

And here in Lubbock, we take bowl season seriously–suddenly every drunk uncle transforms into Joey McGuire.<\/p>\n

#3 \u2014 The Elf on the Shelf Is the Best Parenting Hack Ever Invented<\/p>\n

Kids get unruly in December. Luckily, we have a magical tattletale figurine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe elf\u2019s gonna tell Santa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four words. Instant behavior modification.<\/p>\n

Honestly, Lubbock parents would put an elf in every room if it meant one peaceful morning.<\/p>\n

#2 \u2014 Suddenly Our \u201cForgot to Take Down Last Year\u2019s Lights\u201d Looks Festive<\/p>\n

Lubbock is famous for two things this time of year: The Carol of Lights and entire neighborhoods where the Christmas lights never actually come down.<\/p>\n

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But guess what? In December, I call that being prepared. Twelve months of laziness? Or twelve months of holiday readiness? You decide.<\/p>\n

#1 \u2014 It’s the Only Time of Year Our \u201cHoliday Body\u201d Is Officially Acceptable<\/p>\n

For 11 months, we\u2019re just fat. But for one month, we\u2019re \u201cjolly.\u201d<\/p>\n

And nobody in Lubbock appreciates that more than the people\u00a0waddling through United.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas, Lubbock–may your eggnog be strong, your bowl games exciting, and your elf forever judgmental.<\/p>\n

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Gallery Credit: Buddy Holly Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kids like Christmas because they get candy, toys, and two weeks off from school. Big deal. Adults in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-76067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lubbock","8":"tag-lubbock","9":"tag-lubbock-headlines","10":"tag-lubbock-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}