Christmas of 1962

The 1952 Christmas Season was our first back in the Washington D.C. area. We lived in the Fairlington Apartments in southern Arlington, VA. According to my records, "We got a nice 6' Scotch Pine Christmas tree for $2.99." There was "spirited" competition in the agency for what was judged to be the best decorated office door. Prizes were awarded at the Agency Christmas party. Administrator Don Williams gave me a Papermate pen for my 3rd place prize. We were delayed in leaving to drive back to Nebraska for Christmas because of heavy snow. We got away at noon on the 22nd and planned to drive straight-through to Seward. We got to the Pennsylvania Turnpike before dark but had to wait an hour to get through the first tunnel. We used sleeping bags to make a bed in the back of the station wagon. We had generator problems in Gary, IN and it took from 2:00am till 5:00 am to get back on the road. We got to Seward about 7:00pm after being on the road for 31 hours. We had a good Christmas Day with the Flowerday and Vrana families. With 3-4 inches of fresh snow on the ground, it made for a very Merry Christmas. It was a short visit. and we got back for Holiday basketball games with out incident.