With a very small family in California and no one able to cook this year we decided to go to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately the restaurant we picked didn’t turn out to be such a good place. The food was cold, sparse and not what they advertised :( Thanks […]
Holidays
Family Photo Session {2014}
Every year our family gets our pictures taken. Check out last years photos here. I like taking these photos for two reasons. One, I love family pictures. Capturing how we look and the changes within our family, it’s so special. Second, I love getting and giving holiday cards. Something about […]
Spooky Shabbat {2014}
For the past 6 years hubby (then my boyfriend) and I have hosted a sit down dinner on the Friday before Halloween. We’ve nicknamed it Spooky Shabbat. This year everyone was excited that Halloween fell on Shabbat and nicknamed it Shabbatoween. We still prefer to call it Spooky Shabbat. In […]
Simchat Torah {2014}
Simchat Torah marks the 4th holiday in the busiest month of the Jewish calendar. Read more about all four here. This is a really fun holiday! We celebrate and mark the conclusion of the annual cycle of the Torah, and the beginning of a new cycle. We dress in white, […]
Sukkot {2014}
We recently celebrated the Jewish holiday, Sukkot. The main part of Sukkot is to eat (and sleep if you can) in a homemade hut. Since our patio is covered and we have no other space to create this structure we make a cardboard box version for Sarah each year. Then […]
Yom Kippur {2014}
We normally stay at the hotel with the rest of the congregants on Yom Kippur (also known as a Day of Atonement), but this year the hotel sold out really quick. No one wants to walk in this crazy So Cal heat so I was not completely surprised it sold […]
Rosh Hashana {2014}
We recently celebrated Rosh Hashnaha or as many call it, The Jewish New Year. It’s a holiday were we go to synagogue and listen to the shofar. It’s a 2 day holiday (or a 4 day holiday if you are really observant) with festive meals. This year hubby cooked Rosh […]