It has been *BUSY*!!

Hello All!

Well, it's been awhile since either of us have made a post! So I thought I'd take a moment to give a life update.

In the last few weeks, several things have happened:

+Last week, Scott finished his Thesis rough draft!

+School started, so I am back to work, getting ready for our first concert on October 13!

+Scott has completed 500 internship hours (of 700) to count towards his graduate degree!

+We've been enjoying our first Rosh Ha'Shanah together as a married couple!

For the last several weeks, Scott would come home, absolutely exhausted from his internship, and work on his thesis until all hours. Then he'd get up the next morning, and do the same thing! I admire his work ethic, because I don't know if I would have been so diligent after being exhausted from work.

Since he finished the rough draft of his thesis this past week, we've had a little more time to spend together. He even surprised me on Friday when I got home from work with a *SUPER* clean apartment, a dozen red roses, chocolate croissants, fancy olives and cheese. AND he was cooking me tomato soup and grilled cheese! I am definitely a very lucky wife!

Then, yesterday, after Synagogue, we decided to hit up an apple orchard. It was the perfect way to spend a fall afternoon together. (You mean I actually get to see my husband once in awhile?!) We drove out to Afton Orchard in Hastings, MN. Here's a few pictures from our adventures:

On the hay ride to the apple trees.

Is that some forbidden fruit, there? You know it is by that twinkle in Scott's eye!

We are dorks...We couldn't resist these fabulous photo opportunities. and now I can say Scott is "corny"!

The beautiful sun and sky on our way home.

Other than that, we've been enjoying family time for the High Holidays. I can't believe it was only a year ago that we were celebrating our engagement at Rosh Hashana! My favorite part of Rosh Ha'Shanah services last Sunday was when our Rabbi asked us to share meaningful memories from the previous year. Scott was the first one to jump up out of his seat in front of our entire congregation, and said with two thumbs up and a giant smile "I got to marry Miriam!" It was very sweet, and it made my heart melt in that school girl kind of way --including a case of the giggles!

Previous to Sunday we had our big family get-together at my parents house. It was very meaningful to be celebrating the new year with both Scott's and my family! I think it just goes to say that a marriage is not just between two people that love each other very much, but between two families. It was a very nice way to start a new tradition with our new marriage.

So, here's to a wonderful New Year! Wishes for a cup overflowing with blessings as sweet as honey. Or as my Zayde said to Scott and I with a twinkle in his eye, "May you have lots of prosperity!"

L'Shana Tovah Tikatevu!

Miriam