Christmas in NYC

FRIDAY (21st):
-arrive late, late evening
-take towncar to Court's

SATURDAY (22nd):
-walk downtown (Battery Park, Bowling Green) with Park
-shop in SoHo (Sephora, Zara, Forever 21, Jamba Juice, Crate, PB)
-Wicked Lottery - won FRONT & CENTER tickets! Mom and Park saw the show
-Court met up for black & white cookies at Roxy's and Times Square

SUNDAY (23rd):
-church
-grocery shopping at Whole Foods (saw Benjamin Bratt)
-ate at Pie by the Pound on UES
-quick jaunt through the Met (saw Julia Stiles)
-Radio City Music Hall 75th Annual Christmas Show

MONDAY (24th):
-explored Financial District
-Dean and Deluca extravaganza
-quick shopping in SoHo
-Christmas Eve antipasto
-watch "A Christmas Story" (twice! thanks to 24-hours of it on TBS) and "Elf"
-wrap presents


TUESDAY (25th):
-Caramel Bread Pudding (best ever!) and 'lil smokies
-presents!
-watch "Christmas Vacation"
-walk in Central Park (saxophone "O Holy Night")
-tree at Lincoln Center
-Christmas Dinner - ham and the trimmings
-Buche de Noel (yule log!)

WEDNESDAY (26th):
-saw WTC and took Path train to Jersey City for view of Manhattan
-Mom and Parker explored the Met
-Mom and Park ate at Bobby Flay's restaurant "Bar Americain"
-Courtnie worked till close
-watch "Ratatouille"

THURSDAY (27th):
-Courtnie worked till 5
-Mom explored South Street Seaport; Parker waited "on line" at TKTS booth
-"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with Patrick Page!
-watch Pirates 3

FRIDAY (28th):
-Staten Island Ferry (our tone deaf friend and Mom & Court laughed till they cried.)
-had a Gray's Papaya hot dog (or two!)
-walked around UWS (You've Got Mail) - Zabar's (bought Chocolate Babka), H&H, Riverside Park
-went to Fifth Avenue Apple store for Park's new iPod
-braved Rockefeller for tree pictures
-home and nappy
-dinner at Liberty View chinese
-watch "The Holiday"

SATURDAY (29th):
-cranberry bread pudding
-South Street Seaport
-went to Chelsea (Bed Bath & Beyond, the Container Store)
-Parker found his "Newsie's" hat & we ate at New York Burger (serendipitous)
-walked to Union Square and saw "Enchanted"
-shoe shopping @ DSW (much to Parker's dismay)
-dinner at NoHo Star
-dessert at Rice to Riches (rice pudding!)
-walk through Little Italy

SUNDAY (30th):
-walk around Battery Park
-clean, pack, & prep to leave