A Christmas Vacation Story.

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by Nick

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January 8, 2004

A CHRISTMAS VACATION STORY.

Posted 7:53PM by Nick

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I may not be a kid any more (it's debatable), but I still have a childlike fascination with the Christmas season. The days and nights spent with family and friends, the warmth of a blazing fire, snowflakes quietly covering the world outside, the exchanging of gifts--certainly a fine way to spend a vacation!

New Years is a good holiday, too. In essence, it extends the Christmas merriment for another week, however it often feels more like picking up the crumbs from the Christmas dinner, rather than a genuine second helping. But that was not the case for me this year. This year, New Years was a feast.

New Years In New York

That's right--New York City! This past summer, my friends and I began planning a trip to visit our buddy Anthony up in Jersey. None of us had ever been to the Big Apple, so we decided to spend a couple nights there, including New Years Eve in Times Square!

To tell the entire story of our trip would take a novel--or a feature length movie, which incidentally, is in the works. All I will say here is that it was the best vacation I've ever been on, and I have been blessed with some incredible friends.

I will post pictures and share more details soon. I hope you all have enjoyed the holidays as much as I have. I can't wait to see many of you back in Texas!

Happy New Year and God bless!

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Dad January 9, 2004

Hey, why do they call NYC the Big Apple?

Nick January 9, 2004

That is an excellent question! The five of us were curious to find this out when we visited, but were surprisingly disappointed. It seems that not even New Yorkers know why their city is affectionately named after an oversized fruit!

If anyone can offer an explanation, we would greatly appreciate.

Jaime January 9, 2004

They told us during one of the many hours we spent in Times Square on New Year's...but I forgot the exact reason...so Forrester, do you remember? :)

member of the posse who DIDN'T go to NYC January 9, 2004

A French immigrant named Evelyn established a 'salon' in New York City, which was more like a gentleman's club. It became popular quickly, and the men often called her "Eve." Evelyn found the biblical connection humorous, and considered her temptresses as her "irresistable apples." Hence, the Big Apple.

Ben? January 12, 2004

Uh...It is actually a term of endearment.. Like "Come over here you Big Apple." ..so eventually NYers started calling there city in the same fashion. Actually, I was just curious as well and looked it up online.(sorry to spoil the fun)

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big+Apple

http://www.word-detective.com/101797.html#bigapple

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