Family in NYC for Christmas!

That's us in front of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center - in the snow!

My parents and sister have been here for a week now and we've had a great time! I've kept them pretty busy - church, shows, sightseeing, and even a museum.

We even went on a carriage ride through Central Park:

Here they are enjoying the subway:

One of our favorite store decorations on 5th Avenue:

I hope you have had a very Merry, Happy and Joy-filled Christmas!

Love you!

My new church!

After only being in NYC for a month, I found a wonderful church! It is Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church - check it out: http://www.redeemerlutheranbronx.org/

It has truly been a blessing to me!

Show update....

Since I haven't been posting - I thought I'd do one long one about all the shows I've been to since I've been here. I love Broadway musicals!

The ones I've seen that have since closed are: RENT, Legally Blonde, Xanadu, A Chorus Line and Damn Yankees. I also saw one play - The Country Girl - with Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher and Morgan Freeman - amazing!

Other shows I've seen:

In the Heights - which I already can't wait to see again; it's about a neighborhood in Manhattan north of where I live - great music!

Wicked - everyone should see this!

Gypsy - with Broadway diva Patti Lupone - wow!

Spamalot - very funny, even if you haven't seen an entire Monty Python movie

Mamma Mia - how much do I love the music of Abba!

Shrek - I was lucky enough to see this during previews; so good - even though they didn't use Danielle's original song, "Bringing Ugly Back"

Phantom of the Opera - truly a classic, but rather dark

Avenue Q - puppets for adults and very funny


Off Broadway shows I've seen:

Rock of Ages - which I've now seen 3 times, and will be moving to Broadway in March (also keep your eyes out for a movie version)

Altar Boyz - I do love boy bands :)

Blue Man Group - entertaining even though they don't say/sing anything

Am I sure I like snow??

Yes, I'm sure, I just wish it wasn't snowing so much today. My parents and sister are supposed to be flying here today for a week-long visit. I really hope they get here! It's been snowing all day :) While it is pretty, it's making a mess of air travel.

In other news - I've decided to really give this blog thing a whirl. I will try to post at least once a week and add pictures whenever possible! So, get ready :)