LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

This past weekend David and I drove to Alabama with the main reason being that a friend of ours was coming into town from Texas. We hadn't seen him in more than 7 years. So we were there mostly for that but while we were there we did also spend time with my parents. We both enjoyed playing with my dad's bike. I even rode it (I hadn't rode in about 10 years). I decided that I would post pictures of Elyana sitting on her papaws motorcycle...she even automatically grabbed his shoulders, like she thought she was gonna ride the bike like mom and dad did...We really enjoyed this weekend but have decided that we are not going to be traveling west again for AWHILE....

RAMBLE, RAMBLE, RAMBLE

I know its been awhile since I posted anything new on here, but I really wasn't sure what I should/could write about...Our lives in GA have been going GREAT! We bought a new sectional sofa. It is soooo much more comfortable than the futon we had in Nyack, we love it!!!

Elyana has her first two teeth. Man was that an ordeal. She would cry for hours when they were coming in, I was constantly giving her baby Tylenol and baby Orajel to help with the pain. And just when you think its over two more start coming in. Which is what I believe is happening now. She is getting so big, the other day she was laying on the couch with David and she got up on all fours and just about crawled...Would you believe that Elyana is almost ready to start crawling? It feels like yesterday I was stuck on bed rest and here she is getting teeth and almost crawling, Where does the time go?

In addition to all these things David and I (and Elyana) went to Colorado for the PK/R2J rally in Denver. It was fabulous, we both enjoyed it very much. Although, Elyana did decide to run a fever Saturday morning which made it less enjoyable for a minute but she quickly recovered and I made it to the rally in the afternoon. My favorite part of that whole trip was seeing the Colorado scenery for the first time. Because I waited til the last minute (and my flights were a gift) I had to take a red eye at 12 am to get back to GA (with Elyana) I thought it was going to be horrible BUT although I was tired, it was the best!!!

I hope to get you all more updated!!!! Thanks for reading my forever ramblings!!! Until next time....LOVE YOU ALL

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!

The last weekend of June, David and I along with my Mom and Dad, made a trip to Iowa. Along the way we stopped in Illinois to visit with the family there for a day. We also picked up my two nieces. My brother and his ex wife joined us in Iowa for the family reunion. It was a okay weekend, but it was a lot of driving for JUST a weekend. I had a ton of fun seeing my family though and I wish I could have stayed longer with both sides. Here are some pics of Elyana on the trip.

MOMMY THAT HURT!!!

This past weekend David and I went to visit our parents. It was meant to be a surprise for my parents and sister as well as David's mom and brother. We had a BBQ Sunday evening and on Monday, David and I went to the mall with my in-laws. While we were there I decided to get Elyana's ears pierced. While we were waiting for the lady to pierce them, Elyana was playing and all smiles (as she always is) but after she was not happy at all. I decided that you guys should see the photos...so here they are.

We are Home!

Well, we made it to Thomasville. We are now living in a great apartment with 2 bedrooms and lots of space. We rented a Penske to haul our stuff from our New York apartment to our New home in Georgia. I have posted pictures of our moving truck loaded...I also included pics of us following David (my mom and I traveled in the Tucson while him and his dad were in the moving truck). Elyana had a rough time with 3 days in a car seat but we made it, and she has gotten to relax for awhile. After we moved our stuff into the apartment on the 11th we continued on our journey to Pensacola to return the moving truck, then to Mobile to return my mom. We stayed with our parents for the rest of that week and returned to Thomasville Thursday the 15th. Since then I have managed to get the kitchen and baby's room unpacked. Only to realize that David and I are in much need of ACTUAL furniture. With that said, WE ARE HOME! We are settling into Southern life (again) and are loving our new Congregation.

The move

So David and I are moving from our home in Nyack, New York to our new home (apartment) in Thomasville, Georgia on Saturday May the 9th. We have loved the 5 years we have been up here in New York but G-d has made it abundantly clear that he is calling us away from here and away from our family at Shuvah to our new family in Thomasville. Even with one visit to the Synagogue in Georgia we knew that this is the place where we were to be, where G-d was sending us. We are very excitied about this new opportunity in our lives.

With our last service at Shuvah being this past Saturday, we were asked to start a blog (like Laura Rosenberg) for them to watch our baby girl, Elyana Lirona, grow up. So here it is, I am not sure I will be any good at it, but I am willing to give it a try.

More to come after we arrive in Thomasville on Monday.