All settled in and ready for some guests!

Greetings! Hope you are all doing well and gearing up the all the Christmas and New Year festivities! While I kind of feel that Christmas is over for me (I'll be working the 23, 24, 25th), I am looking forward to many wonderful guests coming to visit me during the next month. I don't think I've mentioned in the blog but I actually moved apartments last month. I moved only ten blocks away (and five blocks closer to work!) to a very nice building in a great part of town. My old apartment had an issue with a temporary wall needing to be taken down (needless to say I spent two months living without a wall). I finally feel situation and settled in at my new apartment and am ready for visitors!

My mother dearest will be visiting me next Monday. We will finish cleaning up the apartment together and hopefully try out some new restaurants (don't you love moms?). Then on the 27th (which also happens to be my birthday) Braydon will be coming to the city for a week. We are excited to celebrate the New Year together, go see the Rockette's at Radio City, share some long runs and enjoy the city at Christmas time. Then in early January three friends from St Olaf will come for a week. I am so excited to have visitors; my time in NYC is great but I must say I am always joyful to see familiar faces.

During the past few days I've enjoyed a few Christmas sights in the city. Yesterday I went to Union Square (an area near the east village) to run a few errands (mainly to Whole Foods :), anyways there was a great holiday fair with a ton of wonderful arts, crafts and gift venders...those who know me well, know that I love this sort of thing!

Last night I moseyed over to Washington Square Park (in Soho where, NYU is located), the above picture shows the Christmas tree lighted at night in the park, it was breathtaking!

Well, we're supposed to get hit with a big snowstorm today, so the city is gearing up for the white stuff...can't wait! I'm off to take a nap before work tonight, take care everyone and love to all!

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