Thanksgiving in New York

After Bennett's dance rehearsal (see last post) we drove to Castleton to spend Thanksgiving with family.  We have enjoyed several Thanksgivings with cousins Ed, Leora, Liat and Edan.  

Bennett faced off against Bubbie finding her a better opponent then he thought.  He would say he won more games but we know that isn’t possible (ha, ha).  

 

 Dinner was scrumptious and the togetherness warm and loving.  

After filling ourselves with a combination of traditional Thanksgiving foods and Chanukah latkes, we indulged in a half dozen homemade delectables.  

Yes, we know it wasn’t Chanukah yet, but we had an early start to the holiday because we were together.

Our penance for overeating was a 6:30 am flight home.

 

Nutcracker in a Nutshell

Bennett has joined EMERGE 125 dance company as the assistant to the toy maker in Nutcracker in a Nutshell. 

The company consists of some NYC professionals and young novices.  Tiffany, the company head, invited Bennett to join and he is enjoying himself.  

We were unable to stay for the actual performance but had a chance to watch a rehearsal.  Of course, we mentally gave him a standing ovation.

 

A Walk in the Woods

 Our “demanding” daughter made us join her for a walk to Moose Pond.   It was about a three mile round trip.  While we saw no moose we did find lovely and entertaining things along the way.  Cheryl had Li playing fetch which both really enjoyed.  

  

 There was already some snow on the ground.

 We passed some interesting characters along the route.

Everyone enjoyed the walk.

 Bennett and Dave did not join us as Bennett had “Nutcracker” rehearsal (more about that later).

NYC

It has been thirteen years since we last visited New York City.  We wanted to revisit theater and see the  sights so we decided to come here before heading to ADK.  The idea started several months ago when we saw Jeff Daniels on the Colbert Show.  He was promoting his role in To Kill a Mockingbird.  We were able to get tickets and invited Cheryl to join us.

The City has changed a lot with amazing new buildings and so many animations along Times Square.  

The weather was perfect for a stroll in Central Park.  

Truly great to be back.

Our theater experience was one of the best we have had.  We got last minute tickets to Come from Away about the flights that landed in Gander, Newfoundland at 9/11.  We were in the town on an RV caravan a few years after 2001 and had listened to locals sharing their stories.  This play tears at your heart strings as it shows the fear of the passengers and the support of the townspeople.

In the evening we saw the amazing production of Mockingbird that seemed too timely.

On the gustatorial side, we enjoyed breakfast cafes, deli lunch and unique dining pleasures that only NYC can offer.

We took the train to Albany and then Cheryl drove us up to Saranac Lake.   While sitting and writing in Cheryl’s home  the snow is falling in small drops and big flakes.