Dad's December Trip to NYC

Dad was in NYC from December 9 - 17. In order for me to be home the week and a half I was in AZ for Christmas, I had to transport my cats back and forth with me. Since they are a carry-on on the plane, I need another person to fly with me. So...Dad came to NYC before Christmas, and Mom came to NYC after Christmas. And Otis and Sam made it back and forth just fine, although I don't think they are big fans of traveling.

On the Saturday that Dad was here, we walked from my apartment down Madison Avenue to midtown to look at the windows. This is "The Mansion," aka Ralph Lauren. I had heard that it was decorated inside, so Dad and I walked through the store. We saw a sports coat for $5,000 so we knew we wouldn't be buying anything :)

The windows at Barney's.

More Barney's windows.

The Tiffany windows - these were my favorite.

Inside Tiffany.

Tiffany's.

The Trump Tower.

Columbus Circle.

One night after work, we went to Rockefeller Center to see the tree.

We watched a proposal take place on the ice rink.

The Saks 5th Ave windows.

We saw Rain on Broadway.

And Memphis as well.

Thanksgivng Day 2010

This year for Thanksgiving, I hung out with the Cool Family, otherwise known as the Corpus'. I slept in a bit before going to the gym and then watching the Macy's Parade on TV while baking a pumpkin pie and butternut squash and apple casserole.

This is how Sam spent her Thanksgiving morning.

And Otis too.

Eric and Laura getting dinner ready. They had recently moved to the Bronx and had brought their car up from Florida. So, Eric picked me up at my apartment and gave me a ride (along with Dina and Veena) to their apartment. It was so luxurious to be picked up in a car!

This was my Thanksgiving Dinner - chicken, green beans, butternut squash and apple casserole and cauliflower faux-tatoes. Laura is on a healthy, low-carb diet as well so she made the cauliflower faux-tatoes. So good!

Me, Veena, Eric, Noah, Laura, Micah and Dina. Happy Thanksgiving!

Micah is so cute :)

It was a great, relaxing, laid-back day spending time with good friends.

Macy's Balloon Inflation

I decided to start blogging again after my little hiatus the last month. I have started scrapbooking again, and this blog has been a great tool in helping me remember details of certain events. So...later this year (hopefully) when I am scrapbooking 2010 I am going to be happy that I did this.

On the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, we were supposed to have Lifegroup. It was just going to be me and Jessica Joy, and she called me that afternoon to see if I wanted to go to the balloon inflation. After last year, I said I would never go again. But, she had never been and it was not terribly cold out, so I said I would go. When I met up with her, Joe was with her (he was headed to the subway) but I told him that he should come to so he did.

Jessica Joy and Joe waiting in line. This year we went at about 8pm - last year we went at 5pm. I thought by going later it would be less busy but I was wrong. We waited in line for about an hour just to cross the street to get to the balloons.

The three of us in line.

There were so many people. We only walked through half of it, and then when we got to Central Park West we crossed the street and walked home through the park.

I am going to say again that I will never do this again :)