A Holly Day in the Big Apple by Bonna L. Nelson
Planning took place months earlier when I reserved a bus trip from Perry Hall, Maryland, to the Big Apple for the famous Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes for our daughter, Holly, granddaughter, Bella, and me. The atmosphere on the bus was festive. Both families and groups of lady friends, adorned in festive holiday sweaters, exchanged greetings and pastry treats to accompany the coffee and tea held in every hand. This was ten-year-old Bella’s first out-of-state bus trip, and the excitement of seeing New York City had gradually built since we had gifted her and her mother, Holly, the trip
for Christmas. She had early on expressed an interest in visiting Paris, but New York City was her second most requested destination. An on-again, off-again cool, misty rain didn’t damper her enthusiasm. Like her father, John, Holly has a great sense of direction. I am not so gifted. Between her skill, the map provided by the bus company and her cell GPS, she determined that we could easily experience Rockefeller Center and all of its delights on our own and still arrive on time at our final destination, Radio City Music Hall, for the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. After being dropped off a few blocks from our destination, we
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