Caroline laughed as we walked out of Lord and Taylor each of us carrying two large shopping bags. “Neither am I.” I laughed along with her. “But when there’s a sale…hey, what can you do? And besides….it’s Christmas!” “Exactly!” Caroline agreed. Caroline and I continued to walk down 5th Avenue. There is nothing like Christmas time in Manhattan. Christmas lights and decorations on the street lamps, beautiful displays on the courtyard of the buildings and in the department store windows. The sidewalks were filled with people in town doing their Christmas shopping, going to holiday parties, or meeting some friend for a holiday time drink. “I’m starved!” exclaimed Caroline. “Yes, shopping really builds up an appetite,” I said. “Let’s pop in here,” Caroline suggested.
