Bonnie and I don't actually try to eat in the Walnut Room. We leave that to the families with their young children who are everywhere on the 7th floor. It's very well organized. A beeper will call you to the room, usually after a one or two hour wait. But that doesn't mean that we miss out on the pure joy of seeing this year's spectacular tree.
When we see two girls dressed in black velvet, we immediately remember our own "angels" on our annual trips to Marshall Fields. Too bad the magical toy department is long gone. And, (I still have trouble with this) it's Macy's now. But the Frango Mints are everywhere, even next to the Starbucks on the bottom floor.
This year, I bought some stuff from Amazon. And I felt guilty when Target delivered my package in one day. It doesn't have to be that fast, does it?
But as long as I can I'm going to be downtown at Fields/Macy's at Christmastime to do some in person shopping, enjoy the great tree, and cling to all of the happy memories.
Happy Holidays!
I was wondering if they really had the beepers this year--the line was sooooooo long and intense! Two things i'd like to check out: do they have NO toys at all in the store now?? And also, i heard there is a buffet this year. Is that what everyone eats in the Walnut Room?? or do they just have that as an option??? Whatever, our plan is always good--enjoy the tree, and then slither off down the hall to frontera, which i was so happy was no more busy than a normal day! Everything always nice at Frontera at Marshall Field's... i mean.....you know what i mean...
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