Christmas in November

Date: Saturday November 7, 2015
Location: Mall - El Paso, TX
Time: 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Got off to a late start today. It is a warm November day. Sun is shining, wind gently blowing. Christmas music is already on non-stop on one of the radio stations.

There is a group of young men looking over the balcony. They seem to be in their late teens/early twenties. One young man is wearing glasses, and he turns around to watch the passers-by. The other young man, wearing all black, just keeps looking down over the balcony. Both young men are wearing brown shoes. They walk away eventually, the man in black with a swagger.

Christmas decorations are up already. The Christmas tree is already up and decorated. There are a lot of Christmas-related signs advertising for stores. Even though it is early November, Christmas is in full effect at this mall.

A man is sitting with his daughter at a bench in front of me. The man's back is to me. He is wearing a yellow and black jacket. His wife is standing in front of him. They are sharing an ice cream cone. The woman likes the ice cream, it seems. The young girl (daughter) is sitting there, watching the people passing by and also interacting with her parents. Her mom rubs her back affectionately. The mom goes in line  at the pretzel place. The man and the young girl join her in line. Other people take their spots at the bench, so they move to another bench (a sign obscures them from my view). I can still see the man standing and eating something, though.

The restaurants have had a steady flow of customers. The cinnamon roll place has had the most customers, as usual. The pretzel place has had a lot more customers today than I've seen in past weeks. The ice cream place has a bunch of customers today. It helps that it's warm outside today.

Ethnic groups today are: Latino (majority), Caucasian, black/African-American, and Asian. This week I have seen a lot more black/African-American people than in past weeks. Asian people this week are almost non-existent. There seems to be no mixing of ethnic groups this week. I did see one female same-sex couple. They walked through the area holding hands.

The males and females are wearing all different types of clothing. The males are wearing T-shirts, long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts, jackets, vests, etc. They are wearing jeans, shorts, khakis, dress pants, etc. Footwear are sneakers, tennis shoes, dress shoes, and sandals. Females are wearing T-shirts, long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts, blouses, jackets, tank tops, etc. They are wearing jeans, dress pants, shorts, skirts, dresses, etc. Females are wearing a wide variety of footwear: boots, sneakers, tennis shoes, sandals, flip flops, dress shoes, etc. A lot of females are wearing boots today.

There is a young woman here who has a rather large backside. She is wearing clothing that accentuates her figure. Another older woman passes by and stares at the young woman's backside as she walks by.