Ask Bonnie

Today my family went to New York City. We were typical touists walking around while looking up at every building. My kids were amazed because they are natives from Florida. We told them that they will definitley see Santa Clause at every corner in the city this time of the year—it was a couple of weeks before Christmas. We started out driving to see my old apartment and then my husband’s, where we met and had our first drink together, and talked about the stores and restaurants that we loved. There was no sign of any Santa yet ringing that bell.

I told my kids, they will definitely see Santa on the way to the famous tree at Rockefeller Center. As we drove uptown on Fifth Avenue, we passed by some of my favorite stores, Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, and every other great designer store. The windows at Saks were so beautiful with dancing snowman. What a beautiful time to be in Manhattan! We also couldn’t forget to eat a very hot salted pretzel. That was the best!

We finally got to the beautiful tree. My kids couldn’t believe how tall it was. There was not even a Santa there either.
Where were all of the Santas? My husband said, “what happened to all of them?” We were sadly disappointed.

Take a look around your town and let us know how many Santas you can find. Is Santa coming to your town?