Great end to a surprisingly good trip!
Well we finished the show on Saturday and it was off to join Sherelene to celebrate our Anniversary. We were married on February 14th, but celebrate our love every time we can get a way together. I try to do something special for Sherelene when we get to have these evenings away from home so I booked a room at the Ritz Carlton on Central Park. Now some of you may already know that I’m a big fan of Christmas. I was so excited to be staying at the Ritz, I bought the Christmas movie Home Alone 2. You may remember that the character Keven McCallister gets left in New York by mistake and checks into the Plaza hotel, next door to where we are staying, another classic old style, luxury hotel. I wanted for Sherelene and I to have a nice dinner and then settle in to watch the movie and start getting in a Christmas mood!! Wow!, did I ever get help! A freak, very early winter storm dumped several inches of show right on the park as we she was checking in, I joined her later after the Photo Plus show ended.
The evening was incredible, just being with Sherelene would have made it that way, but we really had a lot of fun. We took a cab uptown an had dinner at Bill’s Bar and Burgers at Rockefeller Center. Reported to be one of the best burgers in New York, I had to rate it! No suspense, it was really good, good enough to enter by top ten, be not up to Shake Shack, Milt’s, or Fava’s efforts. I did award it a 4.5 which is a very good score, it was a highly enjoyable meal with my bride!
Then it was over to St Patrick’s Cathedral for a moment to thank my Heavenly Father for His great blessings, o.k. and to do the HDR show below!
Finally back in a cab and to the room for our movie! We really are enjoying the extra day in New York together.
Blessed,
the pilgrim
* Photo Note: All images Nikon Coolpix P7100. HDR trick learned from Jim Begley, three images hand held, aligned in HDR software.
A little gift from the hotel, even if they got the number of years wrong, it was a very thoughtful touch!
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Bill,
Greetings from Afghanistan. It’s amazing how God comes through in so many ways. As freak as the snow was, it sounds like it was right on time to set your anniversary mood. Congratulations on that, even if it is early. I’m hoping to be home fall 2012 around the time that you are planning the next His Light workshop with R.C. I keep checking your blog as I get the chance, but it’s not as often as I like, so please keep us posted on what the schedule may look like. I’m thinking that if I’m home from this deployment, my wife and I may be joining you this year. Thanks for the always inspiring words and Happy Anniversary.
God Bless,
Ben
Thanks Ben and thank you very much for your service!!!!
Missed you in NYC…sitting here on the plane back to Portland( how good is this…Internet on the plane!,,)….loved your images on snowy NYC…sure makes my old digs look almost livable
Let’s catch up soon
JG
You got it!
See, New York can be a great place to visit! and celebrate a Happy Anniversary…