Growing up in New York always felt magical to me around the holidays. The city always transformed itself into a Winter Wonderland, and there is a feeling there unlike any other time of year. It just feels…warm.
I remember when I was in elementary school and my parents were running late to bring me to class. They told me it was like a holiday, when kids could go in late to school. I didn’t understand what was going on, and actually started to freak out because I thought I was going to get in trouble by my teacher. After all, what do parents know *sigh*. But as we drove further and further away from school that morning, and probably just before I had a complete melt down, my parents turned around with some surprising news – we were driving into the city to see the Rockettes!!
That day was magic. I remember how lucky I felt, how excited I was to be going on this adventure with my parents when I was supposed to be in school. I remember seeing this grand performance live on stage and being in awe. The lights, the glitter, the Nutcracker and animals dancing on stage. It is one of my favorite memories as a child, and as I grew up I tried to make it a tradition to go every year to this timeless performance.
Naturally life happens, and not living in New York anymore makes it hard to keep up with the tradition. But as we made the decision to visit my family during the Thanksgiving holiday – I had my chance to finally share with my girls that same feeling!
We dressed them up, curled their hair, and really made them feel like princesses. They didn’t know where they were going, just that it was special.
And this photo captures the moment we let the cat out of the bag. They had just finished watching the Rockettes on TV for the Thanksgiving Day Parade a couple days earlier, so they were super excited!
As we waited for the curtain to draw that performance, my girls couldn’t sit still. And let me just tell you…
It was once again, magic.
Thank you so much for stopping by, and until next time…
Happy Sewing.
ooh, I have been there once too, it was, wait, 1998!
I loved it!!!
Greetings,
Tina
PS the photo of the both girls is super-uber cute. Love it!
One day I will see this! And with my girls! They would love it. What a special day for you and your girls!
I remember that day too sweetie. Just hung the Radio City ornament we bought that day on the tree. It’s just as big as the show!!
Way cute. What a fun and treasured memory for your kids. Thanks for sharing.
I took my girls, 7 and 4, just before thanksgiving. We loooved it!
The picture of your girls is just priceless! What a fun experience! (and I learned on Jeopardy the other day that I’m too short to ever by a rockette).
Aw, what an awesome memory to pass along! Someday I’ll go to NYC at christmastime…
That picture of your girls is A.DOR.ABLE. Oh my goodness. And what a fun thing for you guys to do together- I LOVE doing things with my kids that I remember loving as a kid. How special that you shared this with them.
Hahaha! I loved the looks on the girls’ faces! I just giggled for them! We’ve done the same for our girls and it’s a memory we cherish as much as they do! I love surprises like these!
that looks oh so magical!! The picture of the girls so excited was the cutest thing I’ve seen in awhile! What a sweet tradition.