With These Holiday Hosting Tips The holidays are rapidly approaching, and soon, we’ll share laughs while enjoying the festivities with our loved ones. Before the celebrations begin, you must prepare your home for visitors, especially if they stay overnight. It can be stressful whether it’s your in-laws, best friends, or distant cousins coming to stay with you. You want to leave a good impression, but how do you ensure everyone’s needs are met, including yours? Here are three tips for setting yourself up for a successful holiday, regardless of who stays with you. Stock up on your guests’ favorites. Have you ever stayed with someone who didn’t have extra food for their guests? Don’t put your guests in this situation. Load up your pantry, refrigerator, and cupboards with your guests’ favorite foods and drinks. If you don’t know what they are, ask ahead of their visit! Your guests will appreciate your conscientious gesture and have a much more enjoyable time if they can eat their favorites while visiting. Prepare a guest room. If your guests are staying with you, you need to prepare somewhere for them to sleep. Make sure you make up the bed, have plenty of pillows and blankets on hand, and provide adequate closet space for their clothes. Even if they aren’t staying in a traditional bedroom, their sleeping area should still be ready when they arrive. Clear off a table for them to use as a nightstand and put sheets on the couch or mattress where they’ll sleep. IMPRESS THE GUESTS
Use real dishes. When we have company over for a meal, especially a large gathering, it’s usually easier to use plastic or paper options — saves on cleanup, too! The holidays are not necessarily the time for this shortcut. Break out the fine china if you have it, or use regular dishes for your guests. It’s okay for the kids to have paper plates, but if you want to make a good impression on visiting adults, nicer dishes will dress up the table setting and meal.
More Cars on the Road Means More Road Rage
The holiday season is in full swing, and many travel to visit family and friends. However, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are more accidents during the holiday season than during non-holiday periods. More cars on the road lead to increased traffic, distracted driving, drunk driving, and road rage. While Texas has no laws regarding road rage, the courts have guidelines for prosecuting road rage incidents. Is road rage a crime? Since road rage is a behavior, it’s not considered a crime. However, several crimes and traffic violations arise because of this behavior. Some road rage offenses include reckless or aggressive driving, assault and battery, DWI, use of a firearm, and deadly conduct. What’s the difference between reckless and aggressive driving? While yelling at other drivers and using hand gestures are typical road rage behaviors, it’s not considered reckless
driving or an offense. According to the Texas Transportation Code 545, reckless driving is when a driver disregards the safety of others and property while driving. An example could be unlawfully passing another vehicle, speeding, and negligence that results in injuries. Reckless driving is considered a misdemeanor but can be a felony, depending on the circumstances.
Aggressive driving is reckless driving but with demonstrative intent, which means you’re intentionally driving in a manner that puts you and others in danger. Some examples include deliberately cutting off another driver, purposefully slowing down, preventing others from switching lanes or passing, running a vehicle off the road, or throwing objects at other drivers. Because road rage is an umbrella term that describes criminal and traffic offenses with various penalties, there isn’t a law that directly defines how to prosecute road rage. It all depends on the incident and the reckless or aggressive driving offense you’re charged with. If you or someone you know is accused of endangering other drivers during a road rage incident, call Medlin Law Firm to assist you. Some road rage penalties carry heavy consequences, so you need an experienced attorney who will go to trial for you and fight for your rights.
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