ON BROADWAY!

One of Steve's birthday presents this year was tickets to see "How To Succeed In Business..." on Broadway in New York. Getting tickets for a March show in December means a lot of anticipation, so we were all pretty excited when March 5 finally came along.

Our means of transportation to NYC was a double decker bus courtesy of the Megabus company. We sat in the front row of the top level on our way down to New York, so when we weren't sleeping, we had a great view! (We had to be up before 5:00 AM to catch our 7:00 AM bus, so we were a little sleepy.)

We got to New York after about 4 hours of bus riding. After lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, we headed on foot towards the Hirschfeld Theatre.

After the play, we walked through Times Square...

...and then we walked to Rockefeller Center to watch the skaters.

We caught the 8:10 PM bus back to Boston and arrived in Boston a little after midnight. We had a really great time on our little NY adventure.

THE RIVALRY RENEWED...AGAIN!

It's that time of year again...the second meeting of the NFC North rivals from Chicago and Green Bay. Of course the meeting that really mattered, the first one, ended up with a Bears victory. Since today's game doesn't matter to the Bears, they're likely to rest starters, meaning that the Packers should win today in a game that's meaningless to the Bears.

This rug was a Christmas gift from my sister's family and certainly reflects the feelings around our house when it comes to the NFL. So here we go again...

Bear down, Chicago Bears, make every play clear the way to victory;

Bear down, Chicago Bears, put up a fight with a might so fearlessly.

We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T-formation.

Bear down, Chicago Bears, and let them know why you're wearing the crown.

You're the pride and joy of Illinois, Chicago Bears, bear down.

TURKEY INVASION!

Steve walked out the back door this afternoon into a flock of...yes...turkeys! There were 21 turkeys to be exact and they were quite large. As dark figures in the white snow, they were rather imposing in appearance. They were very patient and tolerant of Steve's picture taking though.

Really fellows...we had ham for Thanksgiving! Really! (wink, wink!)