Random-osity: Holiday-osity

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

❤️ at Brookfield Place

Love is in the air at Hudson Yards! For the first time, the mall is getting into the festive February season and is decked out for Valentine's Day. The giant atrium has two giant interlocking hearts surrounded by beautiful lights hanging over it and there is and a wall of roses across the entry.

It was such a fun pop of joy in the midst of our insane cold snap! The mall usually goes all out for the December holidays so it was fun to see them get in the spirit for this fun day, too!

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Monday, February 2, 2026

The Good. The Random. The Fun. v. 5

The Good:

Today is Tu B'Shevat - the Jewish holiday of the trees. We celebrate that in Israel, the trees are waking up and starting to bloom. While here in New York, we've been in the single digits for weeks, the Hudson River is frozen solid, and the icicles look like this (:

The Random:

A tradition on Tu B'Shevat is to eat lots of yummy fruits (and other foods we classify as from the trees ie certain nuts). The local kosher market had a whole display of fun fruits, including these adorable mini-pineapples!

The Fun:

Chelsea Market had this cool mini-exhibit all about the design of movie posters. It was cool to see some iconic ones and learn the "science" behind how they're laid out.

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Brooklyn Botanic Lightscape

We trekked out to Prospect Park to see the Brooklyn Botanical Garden's Lightscape display with just nights to spare before it closed! The trail was truly magical this year - I love how they have new light displays each year, making it so worth going back again and again!

The water show was my favorite this year - a 5-minute musical show with illuminated fountains. It was so unique! Of course, the cathedral of light is just magical and we lucked out and it wasn't too busy (but it was about 10 degrees!) which made it even more fun to take it all in without the crowds!

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Untermeyer Gardens Grand Illumination

We made it to the Untermeyer Gardens Grand Illumination on Christmas Eve. We figured people would be home celebrating so it wouldn't be as busy! It was cold but a lovely night in the garden, taking in the lights. They do such a lovely job illuminating the garden features and paths!

New this year was a pagoda on the lower terrace being all decked out this year. I got a very good chuckle out of the lights on the statue, including a cluster of lights in a specific location!

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

2025 Wrapped

Well, 2025 sure was another very full year!

Life continued to unfold for me and Judah me; with adventures and more! Travels were only domestic this year, but still fun and fulfilling. 2025 had some trials, but we weathered them beautifully and are ready to take 2026 by the horns!

January

turned 37... winter weather...city dates