FeStiVaL of LiGhTs

Here's another reason--to add to the list of a hundred--why I love living here.











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Except for the snow, it almost feels like Piedmont

The Alexandria Scottish Christmas Parade

Yep, you got it. Sarah J and I headed to Old Town to get a lil' taste of the Highland pride. Even though it was snowing, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Highlights? Seeing dogs clad in plaid (Carrie, I can already hear your disgust), medieval looking peeps, bagpipes, and hot chocolate that does the body good.

What was the even greater highlight? Well, hanging out with my bosom friend, Sarah. I love that I just used the word, bosom.

Embrace the puddle

Thanksgiving in New York...a magical thing.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. With three strategic adults and 4 kids (who didn't have to use the bathroom at all), the day was a hit. Fifty degree weather, an expedited parade, and no hard core thanksgiving preparations before or after...lets just say that the day was perfect.

Step stools. A necessary addition to the parade watching. It was one of the factors that made it a complete success.






This is the puddle that we embraced. It was right next to us. Therefore, people could not push their way into our spot because, dang, the puddle is just too deep. I thought it could potentially hinder the joy of the parade, but no, how wrong I was. It just added to the amazingness; hence the title of this blog post.

Oh and we got to give credit to the hot dog, pretzel, nut setup that we had next to us. Though it was smelly and slightly in the way, it also added to our strategic parade watching.







Diane, I thought of you!








Who doesn't love Hello Kitty??

Andrea Bocelli. I also saw him in London.






Soho tasting tour. Started with chocolate and cookies first; an often occurrence in my family.

Cuban corn

Mmmm pizza.

More memories to come in New York. In the meantime, embrace your puddles.