I started out December on an annual trip to the city. We have some business partners that have an annual Holiday party in New York City. It gives me the opportunity to spend some time running around town. We had less to do this year which gave me more running around time. I walked close to 15 miles one day. The lions at the Public Library were in a festive mood.
I always enjoy hanging out a Bryant Park and watching the skaters.
Upon returning from New York, my Baylor Bears had one more game in their old Floyd Casey Stadium. A new stadium is being built on campus. Our first game of the season, the temperature was over 100F, 125F on the field. Our last game was well below freezing and a freezing fog settled in. In an upset, the Oklahoma Sooners had defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys just before our game kicked off. That upset turned our game into the Big XII championship. After a close first half, my Bears kicked it into gear and defeated the Texas Longhorns. It is our first Big XII championship and our first outright conference championship since 1980. A ceremony followed the game and the lights were turned off for the last time.
Fast forward to Christmas, because it really seemed to happen that fast. We had some office parties and such in between, but they seemed to have happened so long ago. We have all the family at our house every year. It's works out well with all the steps and in-laws. We were very low key this year. I'm happy to have my dad with us another year after his heart issues plagued the last two.
We had planned on being in our new house this Christmas. The weather this summer was wetter than usual and delayed construction. While I wish we were in already, it was nice to spend one more year here. I hope that this is the last time you see the view below.
That's the five I pulled out. Feel free to visit my flickr stream here to see more. And check out the rest of the participants at a lil hoohaa's blog. Until the next time.
7 comments:
A very nice mix of festive shots.Have a great 2014!
I love that last panoramic shot of the house decked out in Christmas lights! A great summary of the month's festivities!
You did "festive" well!!! great mix of shots, and i love the lion at the library! Happy New Years to you!
Holy cow these photos are amazing. The skaters is fantastic... wouldn't it be great if they could see it! And the family shot... WONDERFUL!
Great set of shots. I think I'm partial to the football stadium shot as it's quite different than what we normally perceive as "festive" in the month of December.
I usually try and get to NYC during the holidays as well. It really is amazing. Alas, I didn't make it there, so it's nice to see you post a little from there. I love Bryant park. Good series of images this month!
Nice range of interpretations here. And 15 miles walking in one day? No wonder your Fitbit keeps sending you those amazing notices!
I relate to your frustration over new home construction delays and look forward to seeing some photographs from next December showcasing your new place.
Happy New Year and good luck with the move, whenever it eventually happens.
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