22 people
4 dozen bagels
2 pounds of whitefish
2 pounds of lox
and 5 tubs of assorted cream cheese...
We hosted our first big family holiday at our house yesterday, and it was not a disaster!
The past few months have happened fast. Buy a house, get married, try and settle into married life. But we felt that the time had come to have EVERYONE at our house for one of the Jewish holidays. We wanted to ease in with an easier holiday. Yom Kippur involved no actual cooking. Just slicing, cutting, and arranging on platters.
Both of our families were here to celebrate with us. Parents, grandparents, siblings, niece, nephew, Aunts, Uncle, and cousins. The total was 22 people. With bridge tables set up and mother nature cooperating, we had plenty of seating room, and the kids were able to play outside. Families got along well as always, and wine flowed nicely all night (with some 2 buck chuck brought down from MA).
Are we ready to host this many people plus more for Thanksgiving? Probably not, but we'll give it our best try. Fried turkey??
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Fall
I hate the end of summer. I absolutely despise the days getting shorter and the cold air setting in. I love all things summer. From BBQs, to eating outside, to the beach, to wearing flip flops all of the time. I find that I am happier during the summer (though I feel that being a teacher and having summers off defintely adds to that all over good feeling.)
Tonight is the first time I have really felt that fall is here. Going back to school in August didn't help with this summer to fall transition. But tonight, fall is officially here for me.
Aron and I made our way to the arena in Bridgeport for the Soundtigers dinner. It is really our first trip there since the season ended sadly back in April. But as we stood outside the arena with the wind blowing and the fall chill in the air, I couldn't help but be excited. Hockey season officially begins on Saturday, so now we have something to do on the weekends and occasional weeknight.
Along with hockey season in the fall comes all things pumpkin flavored, which is another plus for fall. Already I have had many cups of pumpkin spice coffee and a few pumpkin cookies. Not to sound like bubba gump, but I am looking forward to pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cream cheese...etc.
I guess I also dread fall because this is the time of year that I add another number onto my age. 28 will be coming in a few days. Though I don't know if I am ready to say goodbye to 27 yet.
I can deal with fall, but can we just skip over winter and head right to spring? Bears have the right idea. I need to hibernate!
Tonight is the first time I have really felt that fall is here. Going back to school in August didn't help with this summer to fall transition. But tonight, fall is officially here for me.
Aron and I made our way to the arena in Bridgeport for the Soundtigers dinner. It is really our first trip there since the season ended sadly back in April. But as we stood outside the arena with the wind blowing and the fall chill in the air, I couldn't help but be excited. Hockey season officially begins on Saturday, so now we have something to do on the weekends and occasional weeknight.
Along with hockey season in the fall comes all things pumpkin flavored, which is another plus for fall. Already I have had many cups of pumpkin spice coffee and a few pumpkin cookies. Not to sound like bubba gump, but I am looking forward to pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cream cheese...etc.
I guess I also dread fall because this is the time of year that I add another number onto my age. 28 will be coming in a few days. Though I don't know if I am ready to say goodbye to 27 yet.
I can deal with fall, but can we just skip over winter and head right to spring? Bears have the right idea. I need to hibernate!
Friday, September 11, 2009
9pm
How did I make it to the point in life where 9pm has become my ideal bedtime? As I troll around on facebook page on a Thursday night, I see the excited updates of "plans for tonight???" from various college aged friends. And damn that makes me feel old.
Thursday is a long day for me. Work, visiting my sister, niece and nephew, and then going to advise bbyo. I usually get home a little after 9. All I can think about is trying to be in bed by 10. When did this change happen in my life? It seems like it wasn't that long ago that mom and dad were upset with me for strolling in just as they were leaving for work on a Friday morning. While I wasn't working in quite as demanding of a career, I was still working and going to school. When did I get so tired?
To add to the old feeling, it is Friday night. This morning, Aron asks if we have plans for tonight. When I replied that we didn't, he said, "good" and asked to stay in tonight. I was very quick to second that idea. And now here I am, at almost 8pm, thinking that if I could stay up until 9, that would be amazing.
How did I get so old and not realize it?
Thursday is a long day for me. Work, visiting my sister, niece and nephew, and then going to advise bbyo. I usually get home a little after 9. All I can think about is trying to be in bed by 10. When did this change happen in my life? It seems like it wasn't that long ago that mom and dad were upset with me for strolling in just as they were leaving for work on a Friday morning. While I wasn't working in quite as demanding of a career, I was still working and going to school. When did I get so tired?
To add to the old feeling, it is Friday night. This morning, Aron asks if we have plans for tonight. When I replied that we didn't, he said, "good" and asked to stay in tonight. I was very quick to second that idea. And now here I am, at almost 8pm, thinking that if I could stay up until 9, that would be amazing.
How did I get so old and not realize it?
Monday, September 7, 2009
Dishes
Something strange has happened since we became homeowners. I have been noticing it, but it became even more apparentl tonight.
I can't deal with it not being clean here. That might not be strange to some, but to those who have known me for a long time, messy does not even come close to describing me. At parent's house, the floor of my room was never visible. Our apartment was always a mess. It never seemed to bother me.
But being a homeowner has changed me. I am not sure if it is the fact that we own this place and my of my pay goes towards the mortgage, or it is because we have more room to spread out and places to put things, or that we have new appliances such as a washer and dishwasher.
Tonight, after making lunch and getting things ready for the week, I decided I was going to leave dishes in the sink, which is so unlike me these days. I started to walk away, but I couldn't do it. I went back, emptied the clean dishes out, and reloaded the dishwasher. In the apartment, those dishes would have sat in the sink for days until Aron finally did them.
I am not sure if this new found sense of neatness is because we moved right before summer vacation, and I had nothing else to do but keep clean. I suppose as we get further into the school year, we'll see if it keeps up. I am sure that Aron would appreciate it!
I can't deal with it not being clean here. That might not be strange to some, but to those who have known me for a long time, messy does not even come close to describing me. At parent's house, the floor of my room was never visible. Our apartment was always a mess. It never seemed to bother me.
But being a homeowner has changed me. I am not sure if it is the fact that we own this place and my of my pay goes towards the mortgage, or it is because we have more room to spread out and places to put things, or that we have new appliances such as a washer and dishwasher.
Tonight, after making lunch and getting things ready for the week, I decided I was going to leave dishes in the sink, which is so unlike me these days. I started to walk away, but I couldn't do it. I went back, emptied the clean dishes out, and reloaded the dishwasher. In the apartment, those dishes would have sat in the sink for days until Aron finally did them.
I am not sure if this new found sense of neatness is because we moved right before summer vacation, and I had nothing else to do but keep clean. I suppose as we get further into the school year, we'll see if it keeps up. I am sure that Aron would appreciate it!
The Holidays.
This is a subject that all newlyweds must tackle. How do we decide whos family to spend the day with? Or do we just have the whole crew over here (despite the fact that it is a crazy amount of people with both families under one roof).
Holiday season is quickly approaching. We have Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, and then all of the fun that comes along with December.
This is the first year we can really host a holiday since moving into the new house. Aron and I decided that we would approach the subject slowly and carefully, Start slow with Yom Kippur. We figured it was easy because it is traditionally a dairy dinner with bagels and shmear. Nothing really hot unless we make a noodle pudding or something. So we invited both sides. Including just immediate family, aunts, uncles, and first cousins, we have 8 on my side and 12 on Aron's side.
Today I am informed that we are also doing Thanksgiving here. Plus we are adding my Aunt and Uncle from Delaware. It is a bit overwhelming, but it does make it easier to put both families under 1 roof and not have to worry about who we aren't going to see for the holiday.
Hopefully after the first few times, it will get easier to be the gracious host.
Holiday season is quickly approaching. We have Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, and then all of the fun that comes along with December.
This is the first year we can really host a holiday since moving into the new house. Aron and I decided that we would approach the subject slowly and carefully, Start slow with Yom Kippur. We figured it was easy because it is traditionally a dairy dinner with bagels and shmear. Nothing really hot unless we make a noodle pudding or something. So we invited both sides. Including just immediate family, aunts, uncles, and first cousins, we have 8 on my side and 12 on Aron's side.
Today I am informed that we are also doing Thanksgiving here. Plus we are adding my Aunt and Uncle from Delaware. It is a bit overwhelming, but it does make it easier to put both families under 1 roof and not have to worry about who we aren't going to see for the holiday.
Hopefully after the first few times, it will get easier to be the gracious host.
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