So this is Christmas

I know I promised more on Macau, but I am suddenly seized with the need for more chronological postings. This means Christmas comes first. Despite what Matthew apparently told the Brown's, I did not spend Christmas alone. It wasn't quite the same as being home, but Christmas with the McKinley family was a pretty good substitute.

I kicked off Christmas Eve by heading to Time Square for some last minute purchases. Considering the crowds on a normal weekday, I expected extreme madness. Fortunately it was no worse than usual, except for this startling display that seems to inspire all Asians to grab their cameras and strike a pose.

As per McKinley tradition, we all went out to for teppanyaki that evening. The restaurant was quite classy and the food was perfect.

To cap off the evening we watched part of the light show from TST and hopped on a ferry back over to the island. It was on this ferry ride that the Christmas miracle happened (I just kept imagining Grandma Juneane calling out, "It's a Christmas Miracle!"). Seated around the front end of the ferry were 4 guys reading papers. About half way through the journey they inconspicuously pulled out Santa hats, put them on and began singing Christmas carols. They never stood up or even put their newspapers down. After they finished they removed their hats and went back to sitting quietly. It was magical.
Christmas day included the typical fare of opening presents and eating a big dinner. Good times.