A couple days ago I was thinking that Christmas was sneaking up on me. I am not sure when it is supposed to “feel” like Christmas, but I wasn’t feeling like it was Christmastime yet. I think the main reason for this is lack of feeling is that it is so warm here in New York. So many of the Christmas movies that take place in NYC involve lots of snow. It is still warm enough for me to go out in a t-shirt many days. A t-shirt! In November!

Then yesterday that all changed. We had a very fun Thanksgiving that began with a trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and ended with us watching the Christmas classic, Christmas Vacation. I love that movie.

And today the Christmas spirit only got stronger. We started the day off with a trip to Bloomingdale’s to see the Black Friday shoppers. Christmas music and holiday cheer were in continuos supply throughout the entire store. Everyone seemed to be in a great mood, despite the large crowds. We then walked around Fifth Avenue a bit and then went to the American Museum of Natural History. There were a ton of people and not too much holiday cheer so we split after a couple hours and decided to walk through the park. The highlight of the walk was a saxophonist playing Christmas music (just like in the movies!). We intended to make it to the other side of the park and grab a treat at Serendipity 3, but once we made it we found a 3 hour wait. Oh well, Rachel and I will just have to go back and do some shopping while we wait.

When we got back from our day in Manhattan, the new Bob Dylan Christmas in the Heart album greeted us. We dropped it on the player and have been listening to it on repeat ever since we got home.

Rachel, Crusher and I head for Kansas City three weeks from tomorrow. I know the weeks will go by fast as we are all looking forward to seeing our families.