12.18.2012

{Holidays 2012} Holiday Date Night


The very first year RZ & I were dating, we had December date in Manhattan, admiring the city in its holiday finest.  We've done it every year since, a holiday tradition now known as our Holiday Date Night.  This year, we did things a bit different.  We started with drinks in the World Financial District & stopped to pose by the Christmas tree afterwards:


My picture isn't the greatest but we paused to admire the still-in-progress Freedom Tower that reaches well into the dark sky:


We enjoyed a delicious dinner in Wolfgang's in Tribeca:


Then we headed to midtown for a short tour of Manhattan's holiday sites.  First, we stumbled upon Radio City Music Hall, looking a little extra special as they celebrate 85 years of the Rockettes:


The red Christmas ornaments on Sixth Avenue are always a holiday favorite:


And then the always stunning, the always beautiful Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center:


Every year, we search the crowd until we find another couple trying to take a self-portrait with the tree & we strike the "I'll take your photo with the tree, if you take our photo with the tree" deal:


My husband & I have witnessed many things at the tree (an engagement once!) but this year was unlike any other.  Many, many people were openly praying & beautifully singing prayers for the 27 angels gone too soon in the Newtown, CT tragedy that had just taken place earlier that day.  We will continue to keep those souls, their family & their friends close in our hearts & prayers this holiday season.  It's fitting that my last photo in this post is one of the beautiful angels at Rockefeller Center:


May everyone find peace & comfort this holiday season!

6 comments:

  1. What a great date night! New York City is such a great place to be during the holidays...it is so beautiful!

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  2. This sounds like a beautiful holiday date–and what a moving scene at Rockefeller Center.

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  3. Love these pics! I can never get enough of NYC at Christmas time!!

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  4. super jealous that you get to spend christmas time in new york!!

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  5. These are absolutely gorgeous pictures. My hubby and I do something similar every Xmas Eve (last minute shopping craziness) but in San Francisco. I'd love to do Xmas in NYC again.

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  6. So glad to have found your blog. Happy holidays!

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Hi, Lovely! Your kind comments are most welcome & always appreciated. XOXO

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