New York City at Christmas! For my birthday Mike took me to NYC! We were supposed to have a nice romantic get away without the girls. Unfortunately due to the bad weather we were unable to take the girls to my parents house in MA, so we ended up bringing them along. We have made a few adjustments to our agenda and we are all having a great time, although bundling up two kids and lugging the stroller up and down the subway steps is a lot of work. The girls have been enjoying the lights and Pearl loves the many Santas we see on every street corner. I have been enjoying the store front windows. The most amazing thing to me is all of the people, it is so crowded especially near Rockefeller Plaza and the BIG Christmas tree. A little trivia about this years tree. It was in someones back yard and their neighbor always thought it would make a great Christmas tree for Rockefeller Plaza. They finally consented as they felt the tree was starting to die anyway. Wouldn't it be cool to have a tree from your backyard all "spruced" up and shining with thousands of lights for millions of people to see.