One of El Paso’s Best Holiday Traditions is Completely Free<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tips to Avoid Running Into Your Ex at Winterfest (Because It Happens More Than You Think)<\/p>\n
So, in the spirit of public service journalism, here are Tips to Avoid Running Into Your Ex at Winterfest, because it\u2019s already cold enough without that emotional wind chill.<\/p>\n
1. Explore literally anywhere other than the lights at San Jacinto Plaza<\/p>\n
San Jacinto Plaza may be the Winterfest centerpiece, but it\u2019s also the unofficial ex-meeting hotspot. So branch out!<\/p>\n
The Convention Center ice rink gives you a built-in escape route (just skate away dramatically).<\/p>\n
The Plaza Theatre\u2019s free holiday movies let you safely hide in a dark room for two hours with popcorn as protection.<\/p>\n
Cleveland Square Park has the same festive atmosphere minus the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds \u2014 perfect for blending in like a merry ninja.<\/p>\n
2. Take the streetcar- nobody else does!<\/p>\n
Your ex will never find you on the trolley.
Honestly, no one will. You\u2019ll have the entire thing to yourself.<\/p>\n
3. Stay moving. Winterfest is like Jurassic Park.<\/p>\n
Exes are like T-Rexes: they can\u2019t see you if you don\u2019t stop moving.
The moment you pause to take a selfie, boom- there they are behind you like, \u201cHey stranger!\u201d<\/p>\n
4. Keep your phone out<\/p>\n
Worst case scenario, pretend you\u2019re on a Very Important Call.
Extra points if you say things like, \u201cNo, the merger won\u2019t happen unless YOU sign the contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
5. Or\u2026 embrace the chaos<\/p>\n
This is El Paso, running into your ex at Winterfest, at Target, at Chico\u2019s, or in the Whataburger drive-thru at 1 AM is basically a local rite of passage.<\/p>\n
Basically, Winterfest is huge. Your ex only finds you if you help them. If you so happen to run into an ex, shrug, sip your hot chocolate, and remember: at least you look cuter than you did when you were dating them!<\/p>\n
El Paso’s Best Winter Photo Ops Beyond San Jacinto Plaza<\/p>\n
San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso is great, but if you want to try something different, check out these six locations in El Paso for that picture perfect winter selfie! <\/p>\n
Everyday Things El Paso Locals Do That Should Be Illegal <\/p>\n
These everyday El Paso antics aren\u2019t against the law, but they sure test everyone\u2019s patience.<\/p>\n
Gallery Credit: Joanna Barba<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winterfest is supposed to be magical with its sparkling lights, holiday music, hot chocolate, the Plaza Theatre glowing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,6033,143,1631],"class_list":["post-76847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-humor","tag-local-el-paso","tag-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76847","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=76847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}