Christmas at Wal Mart

Did you know that Wal Mart encourages RV's to stay overnight in their parking lot for free? John and I left San Simeon looking for a place in Paso Robles. We stopped at Hunt Vineyards along the way. It has a charming tasting room and staff. I bought a bottle of Sangiovese too. Anyone cooking lasagna? I'll bring the wine. Does anyone make spaghetti and meatballs any more? I took my own advice and stopped at the winery with no cars, passing up the big ones. There is a lot of great wine in the world.
I followed the directions from the man in Hunt's tasting room, looking for a store before we stopped for the night. We didn't have a map and we wound up in the parking lot for Wal Mart about 3:00 pm. I let John choose, overnight in Wal Mart or move on, it was his holiday. He choose Wal Mart. We had a delightful evening. John had lights for his RV, a dinner menu planned. I contributed wine. He had a table top Christmas tree, ornaments, table settings, even Christmas bathroom towels. It was a warm and wonderful evening. It was quiet, nobody else in the parking lot although there was a nearby gas station. It was also kind of amusing to watch the number of cars that pulled in to see if McDonalds was open. John said I could have lived there, with Panda Express, a grocery store, Taco Bell, and of course Wal Mart. I did manage to spend $100.00 in Wal Mart before it closed.