I already loved the giant snowflakes covering Saks.
But then I saw this:
It made me giddy. I love Christmas!
Today I got off work early, so I took the long way back to the subway to see some holiday lights. The lights in Midtown are beautiful. Most trees are lit up and there are Christmas trees, garlands and wreaths in all the businesses, decorating storefronts and adorning the hotels. The display and giant tree at Rockefeller really is spectacular. This was my first time seeing the finished tree up close. It's so beautiful! I even got a little Christmas shopping done along the way, stopping at a stand on the street for some cute (and cheap!) items, which must remain secret for now.
I'm still trying to get used to the fact that a lot of people here don't celebrate Christmas. I'd say over half the patients at the ortho office are Jewish. I keep slipping up and asking people if they're excited for Christmas, or where they're going for Christmas break, and then I remember and have to correct myself. It's funny. I've got to get in the habit of referring to this season as "the holidays".
Yesterday a little blonde kid was trying to choose colors for his braces and I said, "How about red and green, for Christmas?"
The kid looks up at me with a straight face and says, "I'm Jewish." in a totally 'duh' kind of way.
His mom jumped in and saved me, saying, "Holiday colors, what a good idea! You could do blue and white, for Hanukkah." and then as an afterthought, "Or black, green and red, for Kwanzaa!"
That blessed, helpful, politically correct woman. I now remember that at some point in my life I learned that Hanukkah colors were blue and white. And I had completely forgotten about Kwanzaa. I'm learning so much.
Happy Holidays!
