I Know Its Not Christmas
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
June 4, 2016 7:01am CST
But Jeff @moffittjc wrote a discussion about going to NYC and paying his respects at the 9/11 Memorial in New York.
I haven't been to NY since 9/11. His discussion and his description of what he saw and how he felt moved me. It makes me want to see it myself.
It also reminded me of my youth when my mother would take me on the train to NYC for a day. We always went in late fall, right after Thanksgiving just to see the fabulous decorations around the City of New York.
We would walk 5th Ave. We enjoy the decorations in the windows and would go inside to see the spender inside as well. We would wander around Macy's just because and we did very little shopping. We were there to see NY full of Christmas.
We would eat at a favorite restaurant of my mothers and then go to Radio City to see the Rockettes dance
Have you ever seen them? They were fantastic.
Click on the first video on this link and see just how beautiful and talented they are.
From the beloved Wooden Soldiers, to the dazzling Snow scene, to the unforgettable Living Nativity, it’s the best of the season in one spectacular experience. Tickets on sale now!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
Its been about 40 years since I've been there. It might be time to visit again.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
I enjoy reading your stories about NYC. I've only been there a few times as a tourist.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
No I have no plans to go but I think maybe in the fall my husband and I should go for a few days and see the sights. Perhaps with friends, the more the merrier.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
It certainly is an interesting place to visit but i wouldn't want to live there --- too many people!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
I have never seen a Broadway Show on Broadway. Would love to do that.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
I'm glad I got the chance. Maybe some day you will get the chance.
@divalounger (6144)
• United States
5 Jun 16
I have never seen them, but I hear they are wonderfully entertaining--the last time I was in NY was with SF Symphony--they took us, the chorus, and we got to sing at Carnegie Hall---that was quite something!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
That must have been wonderful! Congrats for getting the chance.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
It is fun. The last time I was there i took a friend from Kansas here and she spent the day looking up, tall buildings like those in NY are not in Kansas...
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
5 Jun 16
We have friends who go every fall/winter because they enjoy the city. I've only visited in day trips. and haven't been there in years.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
4 Jun 16
we did that once too ... we were in NY just before christmas one year and we saw it all decorated up ... I loved it... and we went into saks of 5th Avenue .... and I bought a christmas tree decoration for $5.00 and they gave it the full works .... tissue paper a presentation box and a bow... I was sssoooo impressed with their customer services.... the trip was great and one that I will always enjoy recalling.....
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
I noticed haw fancy all the packages were when i was a child. I wonder if they still do that. I loved NY at Christmas too.
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@moffittjc (121909)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 16
For the first time in all the years I've visited NYC, I finally went to the Macy's store in Manhattan and walked around and browsed! It was on Memorial Day, so they had some fantastic deals! I had fun walking through the famous store! Too bad I couldn't be there when they do the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!
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@moffittjc (121909)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jun 16
@PainsOnSlate I agree, I love watching the parade on tv. It's an annual tradition in my household that goes back several generations. My grandmother always watched the parade, and I remember as a little boy I would snuggle up next to her on the couch and we would just sit there and watch the parade on tv. Those were great memories!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
9 Jun 16
@moffittjc My family has always loved that same tradition. Wonderful memories.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
My mother loved Macy's so we stopped there for a trinket or two every time we visited. I've never been for the Parade but I love watching it on TV.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
8 Jun 16
Yes I want to see the memorial of 9/11 so I'm sure I will get back there at some point in the future.
