Wrapping Up December 2024 & Merry Christmas

 

Hello blog friends.  The month flew by so fast and my husband and I took a quick trip to the city at the end of November.

I wanted to see the holiday market at Grand Central and to visit Bryant Park in New York City.  It was a cold day and it felt so festive to visit these spots.

I was surprised to see ornaments on this pretty Christmas tree at Bryant Park.

The ice skating rink was crowded but it was fun to watch everyone ice skating.

All of the stalls were crowded with a lot of people.

Someone was nice and took a photo of my husband and I.  This is right outside of Grand Central Station.

I love walking through Grand Central Station.  We went shopping at their Holiday Market.  

After shopping we decided to have lunch at Grand Brasserie.

My husband liked his steak sandwich and I enjoyed my cheese omelette and salad.

After lunch, we waited for our bus to go home right in front of the New York Public Library.  I love the way they dress the lions with wreaths.

It was fun to do something festive in the city and we both had a good time.

At the beginning of December, I found this crochet Christmas tree set to make.  I found it on Amazon and I was happy that the kit came with all the supplies I needed.

Here is how my Christmas tree came out.

I have it sitting on the window sill with the crocheted octopuses I made a while ago.  You can read about them here.

Our new dog Lucy is getting so big now and she turned one years old in November.  She loves to cuddle with me on the couch.

Lucy is a little crazy and funny.  Here she is standing up on the back of the couch.

I laughed when I saw her just sitting on the stairs.  LOL.

Here is a photo of my mantel decorated with a Candy Land village that my sister gave me right before she passed away many years ago.  I put it out each year in honor of her.

This is my Christmas tree from last year.  We did not have Lucy in our lives yet.

This is my Christmas tree this year.  I don't have any glass ornaments on the tree.  I put a lot of homemade and unbreakable ornaments on the tree due to having Lucy.  I'm hoping next year will be different when she will be 2 years old.

I went to our friend's annual holiday party last night and I was pleasantly surprised when they brought out this cake to celebrate my birthday.  The cake was so delicious and they got it from Costco.  It's so thoughtful that they remember my birthday each year.  My birthday is four days after Christmas - December 29th.

Thanks for all of your visits and support throughout the year.  I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

See you all in the new year 2025!

Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.

Julie