Christmas in Seattle

Merry Christmas everyone! We are in Seattle for the week and will post some new photos when we are back in NYC. We had a semi-white christmas (it snowed for about an hour but didn't stick to the roads in Fremont). We may be getting some more snow tonight!

Have a great week and check back in a few days for Seattle photos.

Predicting the Future

This is a "just for fun" entry.

Take a look at this old photo I found. Notice the writing on my shirt and then look at the date in the corner. This was taken long before Ethan and I were married, let alone knew we were moving to Brooklyn someday. A coincidence? I think not.... :)

Rockefeller Tree

For the second Christmas in a row, we visited the Rockefeller Center tree. We went on a Saturday (big mistake) but thought if we went during the day, the crowds might be less insane. It was packed and we stayed long enough to look at the tree and take a couple pictures. We walked across the street to Saks Fifth Avenue and looked at the window displays. (My mom told me that the folks who design the displays spend the whole year preparing for the winter holiday windows). What a cool job!

Vintage V-Train

On every Sunday in December, New Yorkers get a chance to ride on a piece of NYC history. The V-line (which doesn't run on weekends) is lending it's tracks to antique subway cars. There is one vintage train, running from 2nd Ave (downtown Manhattan) to Queens and just goes back and forth from 10 am to 5 pm each Sunday. Ethan and I waited for an hour at the 2nd Ave stop and it was definitely worth the wait. It's not everyday you get to ride on one of these trains. (You can see them at the Transit Museum but being on a moving car is a whole different story). There were 7 or 8 different cars and you could walk to and from (kinda scary) while the train was moving. No doors in between cars! The heat worked, the ceiling fans whirled and the ads on the walls were entertaining. I put a video shot of the train leaving the Rockefeller Plaza station at the end of the post.

Turkey Day in VA

Ethan and I had a great time visiting Roanoke for Thanksgiving. It was an 8 hour drive from NYC, but we learned from our x-country trip that Cracker Barrel is a lifesaver. We stopped at one in NJ and checked out a book on cd. I don't even remember what it was called, but it was a crime mystery and passed the time well.

As you may have seen in the video, we were lucky to have great weather during our visit. I never thought I'd be wearing short sleeves in November! We spent the time relaxing at Ethan's parents house, playing with the kids and enjoying time away from the big city. Marcia cooked a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner complete with cornbread stuffing and sweet potatoes. Next time, I'll be sure add the Thomas touch with some mandarin orange Jello. :)

Note: Click on the photo collage to enlarge the pics.