So as I promised on my Facebook page for the blog, I'm posting
about the last few weeks, obviously I have had a few short posts but nothing
substantial.
Well Pesach has been and gone
and we're almost at Shavuot. But for the first time since I made Aliyah
over 6 and a half years ago my parents and sister were here in Israel for
it. Since I made Aliyah it’s either been me going to England or being
here by myself so this was a real nice thing to have. Of course it was a
chance for my parents and sister to meet their Great nephew and little cousin
Lev who they had not yet met. I'm pretty sure he charmed them all. So my
sister came for two weeks, the day before Pesach and part way into the week
after. My parents were in fact here for a month which is the longest time
we've been in the same country in over 6 and a half years. So it was nice to
see them for the first time in almost a year the day after they arrived when I
joined them, my Aunt and Uncle and my cousin and his wife for dinner at their
place in Tel Aviv and it was nice to sit with the family. Then it was
onto Rehovot at the end of the week for Seder and the 1st day of
Pesach.
Now for the longest time since
my parents moved to Manchester in 2007 it’s been pretty much a Seder of 4 or 3
when I wasn't in England, so having a big Seder was a nice experience, made
also more chaotic in a good way with 3 children 4 and under. But still it
was good and it was nice to have a big family Seder and hey I wasn't the
youngest so no Ma Nishtana for me this year :-).
After Rehovot my parents and
sister were back in Netanya and I joined them as my office was closed for the
week. So I got to spend time with them. While we didn't do much,
there was the obligatory trip to Tel Aviv to Shuk HaCarmel and Nachlat Binyamin
and hanging out in Dizengoff Centre to have a coffee and a Kosher for Passover
cake. (Surprisingly it was good).
After Pesach I had to go back
to work, but made time to hang with the parents and sister before my sister
flew back to England and also to work. Then with Yom Haatzmaut upon us, I
took the opportunity to spend the evening with my parents and family watching
the fireworks. Then after a few days to myself, I re-joined my parents
for a few more days before I saw them to the airport and they were off home
back to England.
It really was fun to have them
here for a long period, still was sad to see them go and I hope that they had
fun and that's it not another year before I get to see them again.
