Zero to Twenty Seven Seconds

I remember as a little tike when Mother, Brother and I trekked through the crowds of New York City to arrive at Rockefeller Center to see the tree, but it was jam packed.  It was my first tree visit, I was about two feet tall and I figured we would never see the tree in person until I heard my Mother say "hold hands and let's go!"  

We moved through the crowds so fast our hats flew off and I was worried my little glasses would be bumped off my face, but we arrived in twenty seven seconds as my Mother led us troops to the front foot of Rockefeller Center.  As she held me up, I adjusted my little glasses and saw the beautiful tree.

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You could take My Mother out of New York, but you could not take New York out of Mother.