NYC Part III

They say the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year. It had better be, because there is NO WAY you could cram more people into Macy’s without crowd-surfing. On a whim, we decided to meet up with Kage and J for a morning of shopping and admiring the festive window decorations in the big stores. The only store we went into was Macy’s. We were carried along through the surging humanity, bouncing off displays of jewelry and neckties until we were spewed out into a bit of stillwater near one of the walls. I felt particularly bad for them, because they were trying to navigate the floods with a baby stroller and two little kids.

The people who lined up outside BestBuy for the 5am doorcrasher sale probably got some sweet deals, but we did all our shopping for free. In the end, the only shopping we did was window-shopping. More than fifty blocks worth. The further north you go, the thinner the crowds.

No trip to NYC would be complete without a night at the theatre. This time, we saw The Drowsy Chaperone. I’d read a lot about this one when it made its start in Toronto, and I was pretty excited to see it. I recommend it to anyone who likes musicals and likes to laugh. All of it was funny, but I have to say the bride’s song about the monkey on the pedestal was one of the funniest things I’ve seen on the stage. It makes me laugh just thinking about it.

We’re on our way home now, so it’s all over for this year. Looking back on our six years together, we couldn’t help but notice how much better we are getting at this. When we got married, we were clueless and in love. Now we know much more stuff, and we love each other more than ever.

This time next year we’ll have a 6-month-old baby. Amazing.