Thanksgiving Day
This morning we got up at 4:30am and walked five blocks, rode the subway for 22 minutes, walked eight blocks more, then sat on the sidewalk and froze for three hours while waiting for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade to start. To be honest, I wasn’t sure it would be worth it. But then the clowns on skates came by and sprinkled confetti on us, and we saw a HUGE spider man balloon emerging from between two buildings, and I knew that I would never forget this moment. We spent the next several hours clapping and cheering and waving and pointing. It was pure joy watching those balloons float over our heads. Amongst our favorite balloons were: Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Mickey, Kermit, Pillsbury Dough Boy, Buzz Lightyear, Dora, Smurf, Horton, and a little clown that was said to be the oldest in the line up. My favorite float was the Sesame Street float, with all the famous puppets hanging out of windows, Oscar in the garbage can, and the real Gordon, Susan, and Luis!
We also got to see… (hang on to your seats for this one)…
Cyndi Lauper!!!
Yes it’s true, we saw Ingrid’s most favorite singer in the whole world, in the flesh, perched atop a bright pink castle. How great is that?! There were other celebrities too, like Gloria Gaynor and Miss America and many many more. But we couldn’t have picked a better one than Cyndi Lauper to be at the parade today!
Ingrid made two new friends at the parade, a little girl named Alicia and an older one named Pauline. They played What Animal am I, and pulled their hats down over their eyes and bumped into each other and just goofed off while we waited. After the parade, we headed for our last New York city adventure, to FAO Schwartz. Unfortunately every one else at the parade had the same idea and the place was packed. We were sweating just walking around and had to cut the visit short. I did finally get to eat my New York cheesecake at a place called Junior’s, reputed to have the best cheesecake in New York. I have to say, we were not disappointed. It really was an incredible cheesecake, with a wonderful flavor and incredible texture.
Walking back to the subway, Ingrid told us that if we decide we want to build a house, that we should do it in New York city. Andrew asked her what about building a house in Hawaii? And she said no, because there’s more to do here in New York, like Macy’s parades and Wicked and ice skating.