Advent: Christmas in the City

. . . was today. But we're exhausted. I'll post later on:

• this year's tree at Rockefeller Center
• the Zamboni
• Teuscher chocolates
• Salvation Army tuba player
• Metropolitan Museum of Art bookstore
• St. Patrick's Cathedral nativity and pipe organ
• Train at Citigroup Cener--its final year
• "Mippy" statues
• the bus
• FAO Schwartz--bears, hippos, and penguins. Oh, my!
• 5th Avenue--parade of Santas??
• lunch at Virgil's
• Times Square, my old neighborhood
• Crumbs cupcakes
• NYPL--Beedle the Bard, the original manuscript
• taxi cabs
• horse-drawn carriages in Central Park
• the BIGGEST moon ever

plus, among other things, in this post or others:

• my birthday playgroup, pinatas, and purple frosting
• kids' party at Mama's office and Frosty's sneakers
• decorating the church for the holidays

Finally, in case I don't talk to her, a bon voyage to Miss T, who heads to Korea for her brother's wedding.
And a get well soon to Mama Teacher.