well it's been a long, been a long, been a along, been a long day

i forgive myself in advance for how long it has been since i last blogged. you see, i've been planning to write about all of the wonderful people who have come to visit and all of the fascinating things i've been observing here in the holy land. i even take pictures specifically to post on the blog. but then, i do things like socialize and sleep and watch tv on the internet instead. so, it's 2010 and this will be the year of the blog.

the jury (a.k.a. me, myself, and i) is still out on whether i will backtrack and write in detail about all the things that you (the people of the internet) missed, or whether i'll just start from here. for now, i'll just post some highlights and photos and maybe fill in later.

here's what has happened since the phillies lost the world series:

11/2 - celebrated Aaron's birthday

11/6 - played in a park at night

11/7 - went to tel aviv for the yitzhak rabin memorial rally

11/20 - had shabbat sha-soup

11/21 - went to an alma zohar concert

11/26 - celebrated thanksgiving with great friends and great food

11/27 - went on a tour of east jerusalem with ir amim

12/4 - went shopping with natalie

12/6 - welcomed shalev snitz to the world (and the jewish community)

12/7 celebrated natalie's birthday

12/10 - had Top Chef Jerusalem in honor of the Top Chef Vegas finale

12/11-19 - celebrated chanukah

12/23-29 - Daddy & Linda came to visit (and so did Mike & Jody & Joy!)

so, that's what's going on in my neck of the woods. more soon. i promise. for real, though. new years' resolution.