Hello, all, I hope you had a good Yom Tov. My family went away for Pesach for the first time in years. It was the most refreshing change. There’s nothing like a vacation for helping everything come back together. The only downside was that my married siblings and their kids weren’t with us. A few highlights: We spent hours and hours …
A few weeks ago, I went to an open rehearsal of the New York City Philharmonic. I wanted to go for a while and all of my friends had work that day (and to be perfectly honest, a Philharmonic rehearsal might not be most of my friends’ idea of fun ;-)). I think I was the youngest member of the …
I recently started a new job. My sister and I went down to Miami Beach for a vacation during the break before my new job. We were there from Tuesday morning through Thursday evening. We were blessed with perfect weather, mid-80’s by day, sunny and not a drop of rain. We sat at the beach for three days straight, watching and …
I wanted to take ballet lessons for the longest time. A few months ago, it occurred to me that there was no reason I wasn’t taking them already. After all, I wasn’t busy with college work anymore and my evenings were generally flexible. I mentioned my interest in ballet to a friend and she was on board right away. We …
Earlier this month I had a day off of work and went into NYC to visit the Neue Galerie. I wanted to see Klimt’s Woman in Gold (if you must know!). It was such a nice, peaceful outing. The museum is beautiful and interesting, and small enough that you can take it all in in one relaxed visit. I spent about …
