Open House Dulldrums

I sat an open house today in Port Hueneme and lets just say I was bored stiff! I mean, I know its the hollidays and all, nobody's buying homes as much it seems. Retail sales are down as well. But I took the chance that maybe by some freak chance that I would get alot of "looky'loo's" but that was an over reach! Not one person! Oh, I set up my signs, even had some freshly baked cookies to serve (thanks Deborah!), but it just wouldn't be today. So I packed up my signs, locked up and ate the cookies in silence as I pondered why on earth did I actually attempt an open house so close to Christmas?

Do you have such experiences? This is my first Christmas as a REALTOR since retiring from the Navy in November. So I have no previous experience from past holidays. I have heard that the market slows down around this time of year. But I figured open houses wouldn't be slow as well. But I suppose I have learned some kind of lesson!