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Hi friends, welcome back! While Sunday is the first official day of fall, it’s probably no surprise I’ve gotten an early start to my favorite time of year. My apartment is all cozy with my pumpkin decor, our Jack O Lantern Blaze tickets are purchased, we’ve been to the cider mill twice, and are going…
Continue reading ➞ Fall Bucket List 2024
Hi friends, welcome back to my final post of 2023! I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and send you a virtual Christmas card. I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all of the holiday cheer around NYC and that it brought some joy into your day! It brings me so much…
Hi friends, welcome back to my NYC Christmas Master List Part Two and the final bit of Christmas decorations I’ll be blogging about. As I mentioned, this post includes decorations worth seeing, but not worthy of their own post. Part two includes everything above 14th Street starting at Madison Square Park. This was the first…
Continue reading ➞ NYC Christmas Decor Master List 2023 – Part Two
Hi friends, welcome back! Christmas is getting closer and I’m wrapping up the season on my blog with part one of my Master List. These are decorations worth seeing, but not quite deserving of their own post. This post will cover everything at 14th Street and below. I’ll start at home with the building we…
Continue reading ➞ NYC Christmas Decor Master List 2023 – Part One
Hi friends, welcome back! It’s not Christmas in New York without a stop to see the Rockefeller Christmas tree. This year’s tree is a Norway Spruce from Vestal, New York. It reaches 80 feet tall, 43 feet wide, weighs twelve tons, and is believed to be eighty to eighty-five years old. I was always curious…
Continue reading ➞ Rockefeller & Bryant Park Winter Village 2023
Hi friends, welcome back! If you want the most bang for your buck when it comes to NYC Christmas decorations, Fifth Avenue is the place for you. From the Plaza on 59th Street to Saks and Rockefeller of 50th, you can see about 70% of the holiday decorations in the city. This year Fifth Avenue…
Continue reading ➞ Fifth Avenue Christmas Decorations – 2023
Hi friends, welcome back! Every year, Saks Fifth Avenue is known for their spectacular holiday light show and decorated windows, but this year is unique because it’s the first time they’ve ever partnered with a brand. They teamed up with Dior to create the theme “Dior's Carousel of Dreams at Saks” featured in the light…
Hi friends, welcome back! Every year NYC’s famous department stores go all out on their holiday windows, and I’m always so excited to see what they come up with. I’ll start this post with Bloomingdales because they’re right above the subway I take to get uptown. This year, Bloomingdales has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures…
Continue reading ➞ Bergdorf & Bloomingdales Holiday Windows 2023
Hi friends, welcome back! I always love seeing the famous Macy’s on 34th Street holiday windows and this year’s theme is “Give Love”. The windows feature the adorable reindeer Tiptoe as she partakes in her favorite holiday activities with her woodland friends. I think Macy’s always has the cutest holiday windows, and I love that…
Hi friends, welcome back! One of my favorite holiday decorations in the city is the Shine Bright at Hudson Yards display presented by Wells Fargo. The mall officially opened in 2019, but 2020 was the first year with these extravagant decorations. I first saw this display in 2021 and I couldn’t believe how any lights…