Tonight we made the yummiest salad ever! With snow in the forecast, it makes waiting for spring a little easier =)

                          

Butter Lettuce 

Strawberries 

   Avocado

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Other than Salad, last night we had dinner at my parents house since Talya is home from Fargo due to the flooding. Dinner was followed by possibly the most entertaining game of Apples to Apples I have ever played...lol. It was a good time.

Cheers!

Miriam

Shababt!

So today I was going to make a Challah when I got home from work this afternoon...but I was so tired, that when I rested on the couch for a few moments, I fell into a deep sleep until just a little bit ago! 

I think this is a sign I need to get more sleep.

So Scott, being the mensch that he is, is making us a beautiful Shabbat dinner. Instead of having traditional chicken, we decided to go with Macaroni and Cheese. (The kind from the blue box!).

We are classy Jews.

Honeymoon for the honeymooners!

(Scott)

So yesterday Mir and I started our honeymoon planning.  Its hard to decide where to go, but we think Rivera Maya might be a good choice.  The place that we are looking at is an all inclusive resort (i'll come back 10 pounds heavier) and we were thinking of getting the honeymoon suite (yes it's more expensive, but you only get married once!)

At first we thought about just staying in town, but then we decided that this is the only time that we will have before we go back to our busy lives, so we may as well live it up.

We will let you know what we chose.

Also, I start my internship in a month or so, and I couldn't be more excited.  I'm sure the excitement will wane after a couple of months, but for now i'll relish it.

-Always

Scott

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(Miriam)

Boy, after looking at possible honeymoon destinations yesterday, I realized how in need I am of a vacation! As the school year goes on, and the weeks go by, I am looking schleppier and schleppier. (Although Scott claims I don't...But he's biased!) 

I'm excited to be able to travel with my honey and be able to completely relax and focus on each other. I won't have to worry about laundry, grocery shopping, paying bills, learning my scores, planning concerts, etc. We can just relax, and enjoy the company of each other.

I've decided this honeymoon is like a giant Shabbat.

I'm quickly learning with my new job how important it is to have balance, which is why my weekends, especially Shabbat, are so sacred to me. Many weeks I'm out the door by 6am, and don't get home until 10pm. Often I have several days like that in a row and can't tell which day it is or what end is up. So having Friday night and Saturday to look forward to, and be able to spend quiet, relaxed time with Scott and family (Ok, so my family isn't exactly quiet!) gives me something to look forward to each week.

I'm looking at our honeymoon in that way. After the fun, and slight chaos of the wedding especially after the non-stop school year, we will be able to go and relax. Hopefully to return rejuvenated and ready to start this new chapter in our lives building a Jewish home together, just the way we start our week with our souls and bodies refreshed after a quiet, meaningful Shabbat.

So yes. Now that I have gone completely Jew-sophical on ya'll, it is alas way past my bedtime, and I must go to sleep now.

Lila Tov!

Mir

In the studio

Hello All,

So the other day Union Shakedown (the band I play in) got to record at McNally Smith College of Music.  We thought "Hey, we have nothing to lose"  Let me tell you...it was wonderful.  Not only did we get to record for free (yes you heard right...free!), the studio is emaculate!!  They had us set up with Royer, Shure and Blue microphones!!  I just about pissed in my pants when I saw that.  The control room was all tricked out with a GIANT control board complete with a giant rack of Compressors, EQ's, Preamps and you name it's!  To top it all off, they had it all going through Protools!  They have a giant screen so that you cannot miss the action! If this is what "work" is for audio engineers, then ive gone into the wrong field.

So yeah, it was a good time.

-Scotty  

Green Eggs and Ham...errrr, Kosher sausage.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 

I forgot to wear green to school today, and in order to partake in the teacher's "secret lounge festivities", I was supposed to wear green...so my excuse today was I'm Jewish. It went something like this upon entering the lounging area:

Attendance Lady: Where's your green?!

Me: I'm Jewish...

Attendance Lady: Oh! Come on in! An Irish Jew!!

Other than that, things have calmed down a bit. I had two concerts one week apart, which I think was not only tiring for myself, but also for my students. It's hard to believe with our wedding only a few months away that the other orchestra directors and I already have next spring's string fest planned!

Overall, wedding planning has been a breeze. I'm finding I am kind of an anti-bride, and in comparison, this wedding is not even half as stressful as the planning for my senior recital was. I think part of that is because I'm not getting graded on the wedding by my violin professor! 

Scott is also really good about making suggestions, and being involved.  With my crazy schedule, I'm not sure if we could have a wedding like this if he wasn't such a mensch. (That means good man in Yiddish).

Anyways, I'm off to go spend some quality time with my mensch =)

Happy St. Patty's Day!

-Mir

Life thus far

Hello All,

This is Scott speaking (well typing).  As some of you may know, I am starting a counseling practicum this may and I couldn't be happier, except for the happiness I receive from spending time with my darling Fiance who is currently icing her toes with a bag of Cub Brand Mixed Vegetables...classy.  I caught this Kodak moment for all of you.  

I also have the distinct privilege of going into a recording studio tomorrow with the band that I play in, Union Shakedown.  My pops built a recording studio in his basement (which we have been exploiting to the best of our ability), but it will be nice to step away from the engineering aspect and just concentrate on playing.  The studio time is offered to us for free providing we let an instructor use us as guinea pigs in his recording engineering class.  We think it's a nice trade off.

I'll have to let you all know how it went.

Cheers,

Scotty

This is a kosher blog.

Welcome to our blog!

As most of you know, we are getting married on July 5, 2009, and since our families and friends are pretty much the epitome of the relatives from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", we thought we'd create this blog as an initiative to keep everyone informed, family and friends, of the juicy details that everyone clearly must know in our life as we plan our wedding, and continue life as a married couple.

So, there you have it. Feel free to leave us a message to let us know you stopped by! 

Love,

Scott and Miriam