Chrissie’s Blog
Snow Days
We rarely have a real snow day, anymore. But today, one materialized. Of course it did. It’s an inconvenience because we’re trying to leave for Chicago tomorrow morning and today was a holiday, so we couldn’t get anything done in terms of going to the bank or doing a...
Girlfriends
Throughout life’s storms and tempests, there’s nothing better than having some good girlfriends to share whatever you’re going through. If you’re disgusted, in pain, down on your luck, fed up with some person or situation, there’s nothing better than having someone’s...
New Years Day
I spent the better part of New Year’s Day organizing. It’s a pipedream I often indulge in at the beginning of a new year. Get your life in order, Chrissie. Things are in disarray. There’s clutter. There’s no space for creating, for laying out stuff to see what’s there...
Dinner and a Movie
It’s that time of year again. Christmas, yes, but more specifically, time for a seasonal drama at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre in Wytheville, Virginia. This year’s production, A Wohlfahrt Christmas Carol, runs through next Saturday. My buddy Kandy and I caught...
Holiday Showcase at The Paramount
For something billed as a “Holiday Showcase,” the performances last night lacked a lot of holiday cheer. Not to say they weren’t great performances, but maybe they just should have been billed as something closer to the reality that they were – a showcase of...
The Polar Express
I love Christmas. Gift-giving. Decorations. Music. Movies. All of it. If not for the cold temperatures, I would say it’s my favorite time of year – it is my favorite holiday and always has been. When a local movie theater, Abingdon Cinemall, announced a holiday...





