voir ivoire: 11.10

First, I'm convinced it's snowing - ON THANKSGIVING!!! 'Tis perfection.

Second, I'd like to share the view I get from my apartment to visually show you how tiny Manhattan is!!

Here's a view from out of my window.

LEFT: East Manhattan - You can see the East River

RIGHT: West Manhattan - You can see Hudson River.

Voila! All from my window :)

I got to bed late last night and I owe it to the Macy's Day Parade Rehearsal at 3am. I wasn't quite sure when the parade actually began, because it was difficult to distinguish where the rehearsal actually ended and the actual event began.

Macy's Christmas Tree Light

I'm not too thrilled with tourists filling up the streets in front of where I live, but I got to thinking that I should ditch that idea. I decided to put aside my newly acquired resentment for tourists and realized what my favorite part of Thanksgiving is: Besides spending time with family and and relaxing, it's been a tradition of mine to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on television every Thanksgiving morning before helping my mom cook our mini Thanksgiving brunch. The parade has been a favorite of mine for years and puts the icing on the cake, kicking off the holidays.

So I figured, what's better than watching the parade on television? Watching it in person with family! It was such a great sight to see this morning while making hot chocolate (thanks to mom surprising me with little packets of hot chocolate in my box full of coats). It was like watching t.v, but even better because I'd peep my head out occasionally and see a new balloon come around the corner. I'd wait anxiously to see what character was coming up next, only because I could see the strings holding down the balloon, but wasn't sure who it was. So I'd be pleasantly surprise and squeal EVERY TIME :)

People were propped outside their widely open windows - all holding a cup of coffee along with sweaters and gloves, anxiously watching the parade. I did the same and had A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving playing in the background. I'm just upset I didn't wake up in time to see Snoopy outside my window and Big Bird!!!

Granted, I wish I were home with my mom but I don't mind being here at all. Here are some photos from my iPhone. I apologize in advance that most of the photos are shots of the balloon's rear end.