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Day 8 in NY: Merry Christmas!!

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Day 7 in NY: Twas the night before Christmas. We had a lovely candlelit Christmas Eve at the church where Keegan grew up. Liam sat in Keegan's lap the entire service seemingly mesmerized by the choir, the speakers, the candles, etc. The pastor posed the question, "When does Christmas feel like Christmas to you?!" Ironically, almost at that very moment, with the silence and peace of the church enveloping us, that magical feeling of expectation that barely fades as we grow older, and looking over at my little guy dressed to the nines in his Christmas reds, his innocent face aglow with the candlelight he so tightly yet carefully gripped in his tiny little hand, yes, at that very moment, it felt like Christmas to me.

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Day 6 in NY: Keegan attacks the bins upon bins of old legos in his childhood basement to rebuild every lego set he ever owned . . . fire station, airport, police station, parking garage, raceway, airplanes, helicopters, boats, etc. etc. etc. Keegan's mom has saved all of these things WITH the instructions over the years. This is how we spent a large majority of the late mornings/early afternoons (Liam has developed an affinity as well so he seemed to really enjoy being down there with us as well) . . . along with a few beers that is.

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Day 5 in NY: Keegan and I return to Westhampton via the Jitney again and enjoy another winter walk. We were on our way to visit Keegan's 101 year old grandmother here. Amazing.

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Day 4 in NY: Keegan and I check out the High Line down in the Chelsea district. HIGHLY recommend checking it out if you are ever in the city. This elevated, dilapidated railway from the 30's was slated to be torn down in the 80's. Members of the community joined together to lobby for the preservation of the line and reuse as public garden space and in 2006, construction began of a 1.5 mile long park/pathway along the elevated railway through gardens, outdoor theaters, art exhibition space, back alleyways of buildings, and unique composed views of the city. LOVED it.

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Day 3 in NY: Keegan and I leave offspring with grandparents and take the Hampton Jitney into the city for 2 days and 1 night. First stop: Eataly (totally cool indoor market with any Italian delicacy you could ever want and restaurants) and La Birreria (the rooftop restaurant at Eataly) where I enjoyed some cask conditioned ales and some fine Italian dried meats with my ever handsome honey. Heaven.

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Day 2 in NY: A lovely winter walk in Keegan's hometown of Westhampton Beach with Keegan and his dad.