8 Mondays before the big day.

Yesterday, I woke up with my neck swollen to approximately the size of North Dakota, but when I looked in the mirror, it looked normal. Strange how mirrors lie that way.

So I went to the dr, and he said I have sinusitis. How that made my neck swell is beyond me, but he gave me antibiotics, so if I have strep or something, it should be on its way out too. He gave me roughly enough large pills to fill one of those ball pits that kids like to play in, and told me to take them.

So I took some pills, had some hot chocolate and chocolate cake (it's not fair that the dr's office is next door to a bakery).

Then I went home and slept until some people walked into my house. They were short people, and they took the four-footed person outside, so that was nice, especially since I told my brother-in-law to tell my niece she could have the day off. She apparently came straight from the school bus... so there she was. It was actually a really nice thing not to have to go out again...

So I got back into the best place for healing... my bed - and my mom called. We have a hall reserved for the date we want!

Around 4, I woke up with serious munchies, so I got some foodies and then I went online to see what's happening in computer-land... Scott was online, and he convinced me that I should (sometime) go to Jerusalem Jugglers. Well, no time like the present, right?

So I called Yaakov and asked him if he wanted me to come, and he said yeah, and I printed out a map and got on a bus and went there. Got a little stuck, b/c the venue is on the street where Ehud Olmert lives, and he's pretending to be prime minister right now, so whenever he needs to blow his nose, the street shuts down for security reasons.

There weren't a lot of people there. Just a few kids and a security guard, and, of course Yaakov. The kids were pretty cool. They're really good jugglers. There was a kid who was maybe 14 doing clubs, and I was in awe (okay, also a little jealous). Yaakov and I did some passing, and he started working with me on clubs, and after I got hit in the face enough times, he started teaching me to balance a club on my nose. I'm not so good at that either.

It was fun being there, and it was nice seeing Yaakov even if we are both sick still. I hate saying goodbye to him at the end of the evening. At least I know that it's temporary. In just two months, we'll be staying together at the end of the evening. Just two months. I'm so lucky!

t.c.

picture up

the picture isn't great, but it's up on yaakov-and-leah.com
It's okay. There will be better pictures. all in good time.

More information....

Everyone wants to know all about Yaakov, which is pretty awesome.


It's supposed to be really easy to put pictures up with blogger, but I don't have the patience to figure it out right now.

I noticed a lot of responses from a whole bunch of new readers to the last post. Welcome aboard, especially Yaakov's dad.

On Wednesday night, we went out to eat. We left the restaurant, and we were walking towards the bus stop and he turned around and said "Will you marry me?" and I said "yes."

Anyway. It appears that the wedding will be in the last week of March, so those of you across the ocean who are planning on coming...

We haven't found a venue yet, but we're confident that something must be open.

If anyone knows of any nice places (mehadrin) in or around Jerusalem, let me know... we're expecting 150-200 people. Also - if anyone knows a good bridal dress Gemach or a good band, that could be helpful. We have our photographer booked. We are also looking for a good jeweler in Jerusalem who can set a diamond, and can be trusted to return the same diamond we've brought in.

In other news, it was a quiet Shabbat. Yaakov was at his place in Jerusalem, and I was home in Modiin. My parents and I went to a sheva brachot. (literally 7 blessings - a sheva brachot is a meal in which there is a newly married couple - in the first 7 days- and if 10 men or more are present, then they make the marriage blessings again.) It was really fun, and I got a huge amount of "mazel tov"s and a huge number of people sang to me... I *LOVE* being a bride. I think I'm turning into a serious bridezilla.... oops.

I have to remember that the point of this is to get to be with Yaakov always and to build a family with him. It's amazing how easy it is to lose sight of what's important with all the excitement.

I feel truly blessed, because not only am I marrying someone who I love with all my heart, but I'm also getting to have a whole lot of fun on the way :).

A good week to everyone,
t.c.

YAY!!!!!

Yaakov asked me to marry him.
I said yes.

more to come.
t.c.

One Down, One to Go.

Yaakov's back at work today.
That makes one of us.
I went in yesterday and spent most of the day sleeping with my head on the keyboard.
needless to say, my boss adored that, then yelled at me for drinking coke.

I don't know any other way to stay awake other than caffiene and sugar
so whatever.

Still sick.
Wish I could stay in bed another couple days without worrying about stuff.

I'm feeling very down.

At least Yaakov still likes me.

t.c.

2 for 2, Dr Phil

Dr Phil said you shouldn't marry someone until you've nursed them through the flu (you having deja vu?) So now, Yaakov has had the same experience... I've been down with flu and high fever and all that since Tuesday evening.

My boss yelled at me and threatened to fire me, so I fully expect to be fired on Sunday, and I don't really care. There are advantages to the job, but there are also big disadvantages, so whatever comes, I'll deal. I'm sort of debating moving to freelance, but that has disadvantages as well. So I guess I'll see what comes, and deal with it when it arrives.

In the meantime, I just hope this flu goes away before Shabbat, b/c my brother and his kids are going to be here for shabbat, and I really don't want to have to be quarantined!

oh well.
t.c.

Much better!

Yaakov woke me up in the middle of the night to talk.
It was really nice. He hadn't really talked to me since he got sick, which is part of the reason I was feeling so...whatever I was feeling.

We didn't talk much, because he was still pretty sick, but it was nice to know that he wanted to talk to me.

At work, there's actual work for me to do, so that's also an improvement. Plus I have homework to do for class and there's class at 5, so I can leave at 4, so all in all, things are much better.