Several of the temple missionaries kicked off the season with the New York City Ballet Nutcracker, the famous Ballanchine choreography. Phenomenal. (almost as good as Oregon Ballet! heehee). The prima ballerina was stuff of legend. Gorgeous theater. The curtain is about 4 stories high! You should have seen the growing Christmas tree (I would have recorded it, but then I'd be in jail, or kicked out, you choose).
The commute to Lincoln Center - and it's wonderful theatres - is to die for, about 5 minutes. We live almost across the street. And don't have to park!
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| Hazel Tan, Deanna DeBry, Barbra Bradford, Renee Coombs, moi |
The wonderful Light the World giving vending machines. So cool! Right outside the temple. I bought a sewing machine for some unseen person. You could give anything from subway passes to a cow or a goat. 🐄
Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square. Restaurants, musicians, rainy night, Christmas Tree lighting, cool stuff.
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| In line. Will we ever get inside? |
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| Chandelier in lobby |
We spent an evening with friends at Radio City Music Hall, watching the Rockettes. This was - without a doubt - the most SPECTACULAR show we've ever seen. Defines the word!
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We truly couldn't believe the scope of this place
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| Two organs!! |
Someone wants his photo with a Rockette!
Christmas morning, a big group of missionaries took the Staten Island Ferry to Rukmal's home (sorry, his last name is unspellable and unpronounceable). He's one of the Temple engineers, and is from Sri Lanka. Delicious, Sri Lankan food enjoyed by all!
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| Cold day - need ear muffs! |
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| Beautiful city, on the way home Christmas night. |
Our kiddos decorated these cardstock stockings, and sent them to hang. They even included the command strip hangers for the wall!
Final product - adults top row, in order of age. Grandkids, bottom row, in order of age. (Marty is the granddoggie)
From all our friends who sent cards - the majority came in a cute package from Portland Choir & Orchestra. Thanks for making our bare-wall apartment something to talk about!
Our cute little Christmas tree - it was about 2 feet high from base to tip. To give an idea of size, the little gift underneath is one of those earring-size gift boxes. But we loved the Christmas season, our family was in contact, we worked in the temple, and spent more time than ever appreciating the Savior and his atonement.
Several of the temple missionaries kicked off the season with the New York City Ballet Nutcracker, the famous Ballanchine choreography. Phenomenal. (almost as good as Oregon Ballet! heehee). The prima ballerina was stuff of legend. Gorgeous theater. The curtain is about 4 stories high! You should have seen the growing Christmas tree (I would have recorded it, but then I'd be in jail, or kicked out, you choose).
Someone wants his photo with a Rockette!
Our cute little Christmas tree - it was about 2 feet high from base to tip. To give an idea of size, the little gift underneath is one of those earring-size gift boxes. But we loved the Christmas season, our family was in contact, we worked in the temple, and spent more time than ever appreciating the Savior and his atonement.
