Here we are past the Thanksgiving holiday. Grandma's friend Charlie came up to visit over the holiday and I made the traditional food we are all used to. Sweet Potatoes topped with marshmallows, Green Beans topped with fried onions, baked beans, sherbert jello salad with mandarin oranges, cranberry chutney, biscuits and a big fat turkey!! The table was complaining there was too much food on it, but that meant there were leftovers to send home with Charlie, and plenty for me the next week to have for dinner in the evening.
New York city is all dressed up for Christmas. The Macy's and Lord & Taylor windows are open to see and are quite wonderful. I went on Sunday to see them with my friend and his daughter's family. The little girl is about Emmerson's age and there is a baby just over a year old. It was nice to see the windows and ride the carousel in Bryant park looking through their eyes. I did the same with you, Taylor, when you were small. Everything was so much more special seeing the way you saw it.
I put some lights up outside the house, and may dress up the staircase - but no place for a tree anymore. People live in the space where we used to put it and they don't celebrate Christmas, but they do like the lights so I do those.
I am flying to New Orleans this weekend just to eat! We already have several restaurant reservations made at special places where we can get all dressed up. I'm also hoping to get to see The Nutcracker here in New York before it goes away - it makes a special Christmas.
It has been nice to enjoy so much of what New York has to offer the last year or so. Everything from Carnegie Hall to the Metropolitan Opera. And, of course, lots of restaurants, movies, comedy clubs and plays. There is nothing like this city.
I hope you are enjoying your new school. I haven't read anything about how you and Emmerson are doing so i don't know what language you are learning in. I worry that you will lose your English and never really learn how to speak, write, and understand the language really well. If you don't learn it when you are young, it will always be more difficult. At least you will be able to speak other languages fluently which is an advantage if you are not living in the United States.
I love you Taylor and Emmerson. I miss you very much, but I just know I will see you again before I die because someday, somehow, you will find me. Just do an internet search for my name and you will find my address, email and phone. Call me when you are old enough to do it on your own. I will always be waiting for you.
Love,
Grandma
