Christmas Eve in Manhattan I love big cities. Since G's family lives so close to New York City, we took advantage of going to Manhattan while we were visiting them in New Jersey for Christmas. We had a wonderful time. Our friends, Don and Katrina Hines, also spent Christmas weekend in the City, so we hit a lot of the sights with them. We started out by attending Dr. Timothy Keller's church for the morning service. After that we hit Time Square, and yes, they already have a count down to New Years going. When we were there it had 182 hours left in counting. We stopped at most of the big name shops and did a bit of window shopping (Lord & Taylor and Saks). Their displays were amazing, but so were their prices. I saw a hat for over $900! G said I couldn't have it :( To get around more efficiently we rode the subway. The tree at Rockefeller center was absolutely massive and St. Patrick's Cathedral was decked out for the season with festive wreaths on every pillar. We finished out our day at F.A.O. Schwarts. It is a huge toy store (from Home Alone 2). There were life-size figurines made of Legos, and I gave the Santa one a kiss. :)

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