Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻🎄🎁

Industry City! ✨

Dyker Heights! 🎅🏻

This past weekend, I finally made the trip to Dyker Heights, a Brooklyn neighborhood famous for its extravagant Christmas decorations. I had been putting off getting ready to leave the house due to a wave of anxiety that seemed to hit me this month. However, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I would regret missing out on the holiday fun if I stayed in. With rain forecasted for the week ahead and colder temperatures expected later on, I decided to seize the day while the weather was still pleasant. I layered up to ensure I wouldn’t be too cold or warm while walking around.

Christmas in NYC 🎄

In between battling anxiety and hatred for everything and everyone, I left my house to get into the holiday spirit, even though my attitude was more Krampus than jolly. 

Rolf’s NYC!

I finally had the chance to visit Rolfs, a festive German restaurant in NYC renowned for its enchanting Christmas atmosphere that draws large crowds during the holiday season. Funnily enough, my visit took place on the last weekend of September. I decided to fully embrace the opportunity by donning a Christmas outfit for the occasion, which made for some cute photos in an empty restaurant.

Last Call for Christmas!

 

Early Morning Xmas Stroll through Rockefeller Center! ❤️💚

Frosty the Snowman! ☃️

NYSE Christmas Tree & Seaport District!

Holiday Nostalgia Train Rides & Christmas Stroll! 🎅🏻🎄

Christmas Brunch at Lillie’s! 🎅🏻🎄

I’ve been scheming since last year in my efforts to dine at Christmas-themed restaurants each Holiday season. For the last Christmas, Danny and I visited Papillon Bistro & Bar, and the decorations were out of this world. This year I choose to dine at Lillie’s Victorian Establishment! My first visit to Lillie’s was for the Halloween season, in which the restaurant is adorned in skeletons galore and other frightful delights. As you can imagine, I was just as excited to see the restaurant covered head to toe in Christmas decorations.

Pinkmas

Gruß vom Krampus

Christmas in New York

Living here in New York, I’m often jaded, wanting to embark on a new adventure elsewhere. I can’t wait for the opportunity to experience Christmas time in London, Paris and Vancouver one day soon. However, there are moments when New York keeps surprising me. I journeyed down to Lower Manhattan to see the Christmas tree at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. I must say, I think I found my new favorite Christmas tree in the city! I love the way the ornaments dazzle along the colorful lights at night.

Christmas Dates in the City

I went on a cute Christmas date with Danny to eat at Papillon Bistro & Bar this week, and check out all the festive decorations around Midtown. I’m always scheming and planning itineraries of places I want to go with Danny, which sometimes includes my diabolical mission of having him take photos of me. It’s me, Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me.

Disney Christmas… Hollywood Studios!

We started off the day right with Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary Resort. I was very excited to snag this reservation because I really wanted to enjoy breakfast with Danny now that the characters were back. Mickey and friends were as adorable as ever in their chef outfits! I love the sassy attitude Donald had this morning. He’s slowly, but surely, becoming one of my favorite characters in the parks.

Disney Christmas… Epcot!

I finally managed to squeeze Disney Springs into a Christmas Disney vacation. I was able to snag a reservation for T-Rex during brunch time, which has been on my bucket list for a while now. I know the food is nothing special and can be classified as “childish,” but I’m in Disney and I like dinosaurs. I wanted to have the T-Rex experience, and luckily, Danny was just as excited as I was. This is how I know we’re soulmates.

Disney Christmas… Very Merriest!

Landing in Orlando’s airport was a little different this time around since we no longer had the convenience of taking Disney’s Magical Express to our hotel. Staying at a Disney resort wasn’t an option for us during this trip as there were no rooms available at any of Disney’s value resorts, which I imagine is due to both the 50th Anniversary and the Christmas season. In hindsight, leaving the airport during rush hour isn’t the best of ideas. The Uber fare was more than double the cost of a normal trip from the airport to a Disney property. This didn’t even include the booking fee, MCO airport surcharge, and the tip for the driver. Wtf. 

All I Want for Christmas

I hate being a phantom in my partner’s life. You never meet their family. You rarely engage with their friends. You’re never a presence on their social media. You start to wonder if people in your partner’s life even know you exist. Thus, you never bother introducing them to your own family. You never have social gatherings where your partner is present to hang out with your best friends. You don’t even bother showcasing your partner on social media. It’s the lack of commitment and connection that is infuriating to me. The sense that you’re not even a priority to this person. What is the point of even having a relationship if there is going to be space and distance? I don’t want to live a double life. I want all aspects of my life to intertwine with each other.

It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas

Even when I’m not in the Christmas spirit, I still have enough cheer in me to watch a good holiday movie. I would have to say as a kid How The Grinch Stole Christmas was my absolute favorite. I couldn’t miss it when it aired on TV every single holiday season. Of course, I loved Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, but I always preferred the Christmas villain. This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone. It explains my current obsession with Krampus. Oh, and can we talk about Home Alone 1 and 2? These films are Christmas classics and they’ll will never get old to me. I still adore these movies now as much as I did when I was a kid.