Blog #5 Things I'll miss

Not that I'll never visit America again.. I just wanna see how spoiled I am by being an American/Canadian. So here I go and this is not in any particular order but if you know me you'll know what weighs more heavily than others. So for starters as any north American would say the first thing id miss is my shopping.To be more specific we all enjoy that comfort when we are down in the dumps and need a pick up so we go shopping. My place is tices corner in nj. That place just provides me with the temporary pick me up I need at that moment. Close enough to home to go anytime if day. I can do so much shopping there and never get tired.:)(

Some other things id definitely miss is being on the same time zone as my sports teams. I can't imagine not being able to watch live games or having to stay up at three am to watch live. Or wait until the next am to watch a game I already know the score to.

Other adventures that are enjoyable are the Costco runs. As much as I hate the lines I love shopping there. Not to mention the pallisades mall..and of course going back to visit friends and family in Toronto and the shopping there. As well as going back to wasaga beach...

I wont bother with mentioning ny restaurants because I'm sure Israel kicks in that area. But dunkin donuts , and Starbucks will surely be missed. Not to mention my favorite new organic grocery store:(

Although my commute to work is long I love taking the ferry. Provides much needed away time to breathe  easily and think. Being that it's summer now its easier to say I'll miss the ferry..if it'd be Winter I wouldn't have mentioned it at all.

Talking about commutes. I'll definitely miss my car. Again not to be too spoiled but I have no clue what we will end up with. I'm hoping it's not luigi from cars. Aka a fiat...

In terms of my house I will miss it all.... definitely my kitchen ...my ovens my dishwashers and my big sinks. Oh and the cupboards. I know I'm getting into a smaller kitchen. But I actually have not seen it..so I have no clue what it looks like. I'm a pessimist so I'm sure it will be alot smaller. The rest of the house goes without saying. I pretty much changed everything with in it so it all has my personality. It hurts to leave this house but it really brings home the point that everything is temporary and we don't take any of this stuff with us ..when we die. So with that I say enjoy the life  you have today and welcome what tomorrow may bring ..it may just be better than yesterday.

Blog#4 moving day

As I sit in the basement on the only piece of furniture we are not taking..I realize that all the talk is now being actualized. How crazy this is or perhaps its really not. Moving is something that brings on changes and how thankful I am that I can make this change. Not just that g,d has given us the opportunity but allowed us to go in health and in a safe period of time. No present  geo political pressure of war forcing us to go. We are going because someone in this family wants to actualize a dream. We are blessed and fortunate to be able to take all of  our stuff unlike some of our grandparents. So although at this present time this is very emotional for moi. I realize that I am lucky and fortunate and thank g_d 1 milli ok n times over.

Blog#3 is this for real

Really? Really? Is this for real? Today was another reality check day. Besides for shopping for Israeli appliances to  be taken on our lift. Leaving america turned real or shall I say more real when I sat down to eat Dinner..Which turned into a miniature emotional breakdown. Sunday's in America is what I coin family day. Today we did just that. For the first time in a while we went to Brooklyn to visit my bro and his family. Ate lunch with him and my sis + 12 kids kh. As I began to mute out voices around me I wondered what life would be without them. No need to refer to death here I know no one is dying and no need to shed tears...especially this time of year I dont need  g_ds wrath for wasteful tears. Its just that as mentioned in my first blog family brings stability and having such a wonderful family as mine is, its hard,so very hard to get up, walk away and say goodbye. As most of you who read this blog may know my siblings and even envy the fact that we are so dedicated to helping each other out. I wish for it to remain this way. This is a hard thing to swallow...knowing I can't just help my family when called upon, or when I deem necessary. There are alot more aspects to family and im sure all those who made aliyah know and go through the emotions all the time..... How life goes on without them and how one adapts to their absence is a wonder to me. I certainly hope one day they will come too.. but the reality is as of now they are not.

First dose of reality

Well hello Hebrew!!  I got my first dose of reality this am when I tried to fill'out my son's school application. Yeah yeah I know Google translate. But didn't use it. Did manage to get through some of it. The best part was after reviewing the answers I did fill in ,I  noticed I mispelled ezras name. Lol. Also realized that ezra starts school before we get there. Oops. See what happens when you leave men in charge of certain things.... May have to move up the move date.....Started cleaning before the movers come. Threw away lots of wedding cards.. Do people keep those? Made ac throw out old text books. Found bunch of tapes ...not sure how they even made it this far.and empty CD cases. Book shelf looks a lot cleaner. More stuff to tackle tomorrow night. Had a potential buyer look at the house tonight. They Seemed nice. H and P. ( hope and pray)

Blog#1 07092013

Blogging. What can be more enthralling than to share my pre aliyah experiences with the rest of you guys. Just to give everyone some background on me..Most of you who know me as a person with personality but tend to be shy. I like to get through life without confrontation. However I hate being taken advantage of. So if someone will screw me I won't be shy to let them know. I think they are about 5 weeks left before we leave this country. I say 5 because I'm not counting down. Im not the one who wants to make aliya. I'm there/here for the ride. My thinking/rationale is..We only live once so why not have some excitement. Dont get me wrong..i firmly believe that Stability in life is good and healthy for all families.  However in order to achieve stability parents need to feel comfortable with their surroundings. At this time I don't forsee staying in the community I'm presently living in and my husband has been desiring to move back to Israel since we left 5 years ago. So I can say that we are both on the same page that a move is in order. How I agreed  to move to Israel is beyond me. But we are well on our way.