In March 2010, I will return to Detroit since I left on September 12, 2008. Wow, nearly 1.2 years will have gone by since I returned to Detroit. Now, I'm not exactly fond of Detroit but there is something about being from Detroit that never leaves you - no matter how much you try. I am very excited to return home, if only for a vacation.
So, what do I miss about Detroit?
My family: I really miss my family. Which goes without saying. I miss my tv nights with my mom; dinners with my dad and stepmom; Costco runs with my sister Kim and her kids; Trash-talking with my sister, Jodi; and all around chillin' with my family.
My friends: Of course I miss my friends. I miss dinners with Gayle; lunches with Talya; bumming around with Sherry; trips to Ann Arbor with Michele and Seth...etc. I miss the all around good times.
Restaurants: I miss Buddy's Pizza like you would not believe. As Israeli as I am, I also miss Yossi's Israeli Cuisine - I can get this stuff at home AND in Detroit. I miss the Honey Tree and Greek food. I also miss Leo's. Coney's are a big miss here in Israel. No one does hot dogs quite like Leo's Coney Island. If you'll notice, none of these places are particularly healthy.
The Tigers: I miss baseball. 'Nuff said.
When Craig and I go visit Detroit, we'll hit up the Detroit Zoo, the Henry Ford Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Comerica Park, Ann Arbor ... and SO much more.
For now, cross your fingers and say a prayer so that Craig will actually get a visa this time.
Happy Almost 2010!
31 December 2009
30 December 2009
Goodbye 2009! Hello 2010!
What a crazy year! I cannot believe what an amazing year it's been. Last year, around this time, I was on a date with a low-life Israeli who had this fantastic idea that he would call me once a month to take me out to coffee and see how far he could get. Little did he know that by his call in January - I'd be taken by the most amazing man! Who would have known that by the end of May, I'd agree to be his wife! By July we moved in together and the wedding is in 8 short months!
It's never a dull moment with us. I'm lucky to have found someone who agrees to let me call the dog "Poo" because he also thinks it's funny. We have a great time together and I've truly found someone to laugh with for the rest of my life. Well, laugh with and drive crazy.
We were blessed in November by the arrival of my dad and step-mom. They came to meet Craig (for the first time!) and decided they liked him so much that they'd keep him. My dad has not visited since 1970 so A LOT of my family was happy to see him. That marked the first trip for my stepmom and she got to meet and see a lot of her own family.
Work has always been a crazy ride. Selling eyeglasses on the net is actually a rewarding job. I provide people with eyewear at a fraction of what it costs them in retail stores.
School is school. My specializations for this year are Iran and something having to do with nuclear proliferation...or military intervention. I don't really remember. Hopefully, in 2010, I will start learning Korean so that I can, one day, become an expert in Korean affairs. My favorite classes this year are Women in the Middle East and Culture and Foreign Policy. They are the two classes from this semester that really opened my eyes to new things.
So, what's in store for 2010? Craig and I seal the deal and get hitched. We've started our own blog called "Craig and Hillary... sittin' in a tree" which will be dedicated to our wedding and reviews of cool stuff that may end up on our wedding registry. Take a peek, give suggestions for stuff you want us to review and have a good time!
Enjoy the rest of 2009 because 2010 is just around the corner. See you on the flip side!
Happy 2010 from the Crazies... I mean the (almost) Glasers!
It's never a dull moment with us. I'm lucky to have found someone who agrees to let me call the dog "Poo" because he also thinks it's funny. We have a great time together and I've truly found someone to laugh with for the rest of my life. Well, laugh with and drive crazy.
We were blessed in November by the arrival of my dad and step-mom. They came to meet Craig (for the first time!) and decided they liked him so much that they'd keep him. My dad has not visited since 1970 so A LOT of my family was happy to see him. That marked the first trip for my stepmom and she got to meet and see a lot of her own family.
Work has always been a crazy ride. Selling eyeglasses on the net is actually a rewarding job. I provide people with eyewear at a fraction of what it costs them in retail stores.
School is school. My specializations for this year are Iran and something having to do with nuclear proliferation...or military intervention. I don't really remember. Hopefully, in 2010, I will start learning Korean so that I can, one day, become an expert in Korean affairs. My favorite classes this year are Women in the Middle East and Culture and Foreign Policy. They are the two classes from this semester that really opened my eyes to new things.
So, what's in store for 2010? Craig and I seal the deal and get hitched. We've started our own blog called "Craig and Hillary... sittin' in a tree" which will be dedicated to our wedding and reviews of cool stuff that may end up on our wedding registry. Take a peek, give suggestions for stuff you want us to review and have a good time!
Enjoy the rest of 2009 because 2010 is just around the corner. See you on the flip side!
Happy 2010 from the Crazies... I mean the (almost) Glasers!
Dear MTV...
Dear MTV,
After watching your show Jersey Shore - I decided you should come up with a tv show about Jews. While we may not be as entertaining to watch as Guidos and Guidettes, you will still find a fair amount of fancy cars, over usage of hair product, and tanorexic people within the American Jewish community. "OMG, Jenn, you look so tan! Did you go to Aruba?" "No, I had a visit at Tanfaster." The men will kibbutz about money, baseball, basketball, and losing their hair while still being classified as hot while the women talk about shopping, how work is hard, and the latest lip gloss they bought from MAC.
You won't find much talk about Torah/Tanach...etc.
You will see drinking. Every Friday night will be a booze fest.
If you bring the show to Israel, you might want to focus on the IDC-Herzliya. Why? The creme de la creme go to school there and they party pretty hard. Especially when the school has a school sponsored party nearly every week.
What do you say? I say do it!
L'Chaim,
Hillary
After watching your show Jersey Shore - I decided you should come up with a tv show about Jews. While we may not be as entertaining to watch as Guidos and Guidettes, you will still find a fair amount of fancy cars, over usage of hair product, and tanorexic people within the American Jewish community. "OMG, Jenn, you look so tan! Did you go to Aruba?" "No, I had a visit at Tanfaster." The men will kibbutz about money, baseball, basketball, and losing their hair while still being classified as hot while the women talk about shopping, how work is hard, and the latest lip gloss they bought from MAC.
You won't find much talk about Torah/Tanach...etc.
You will see drinking. Every Friday night will be a booze fest.
If you bring the show to Israel, you might want to focus on the IDC-Herzliya. Why? The creme de la creme go to school there and they party pretty hard. Especially when the school has a school sponsored party nearly every week.
What do you say? I say do it!
L'Chaim,
Hillary
29 December 2009
Been a while...
It's been a while since my last update. Let's assume all is going well. Craig is starting the visa process again this week so cross your fingers that my man will be able to visit the good ol' U S of A with me come passover. We take a lot of things for granted as Americans. Like what - you may ask... well, we're American. We can basically go where ever we want, when ever we want, and how ever we want. Craig is not American (yet). He's South African and Israeli. It doesn't get much worse than that folks. All kidding aside, South Africans are trying to get out of SA just as much as Israelis are trying to work illegally in the US.
When you think of an illegal immigrant, you probably think of your gardener who is more than likely Mexican. Have you been to a mall lately? If you live in an area with a decent Jewish population, chances are the people trying to sell you dead sea products/hair straighteners/their soul are Israeli. They are generally in the US illegally but they are the pretty side of illegal aliens - not like the Mexicans who make it ugly (just kidding?). People like them are why Craig can't get a visa.
Cross your fingers that he gets one.
So, what else do we take for granted? The postal service. I told my mom a few years ago that she should consider herself lucky that she can do nearly everything online from USPS.com. We can't. Israel post is open from 8am to 1pm. Sometimes they reopen at 4pm until 6:30pm. No one really knows when those days are because they are always changing. Go figure. While I love the Jewish State, nothing is convenient like it is in America.
My friends and I went to see Avatar in Kiryat Bialik last week (near Haifa). We came across the ONLY Burger King drive through in the entire country. One again. Go figure. In the US, you have faster service IN Burger King than you do driving through the drive through.
Also, think about getting married. In the US, your religious ceremony can be legal as long as you get a marriage license from your state. In Israel, your religious ceremony is only legal if the Rabbinate says so. There's a whole process involved in getting your wedding to be Kosher. Anyone want to head to Cyprus?
So, that is the news. Consider yourself if you're American living in America. However, Israel has one thing you don't... better food. Who needs a drive through when every place delivers and the food is better?
Stay tuned... more to come!
When you think of an illegal immigrant, you probably think of your gardener who is more than likely Mexican. Have you been to a mall lately? If you live in an area with a decent Jewish population, chances are the people trying to sell you dead sea products/hair straighteners/their soul are Israeli. They are generally in the US illegally but they are the pretty side of illegal aliens - not like the Mexicans who make it ugly (just kidding?). People like them are why Craig can't get a visa.
Cross your fingers that he gets one.
So, what else do we take for granted? The postal service. I told my mom a few years ago that she should consider herself lucky that she can do nearly everything online from USPS.com. We can't. Israel post is open from 8am to 1pm. Sometimes they reopen at 4pm until 6:30pm. No one really knows when those days are because they are always changing. Go figure. While I love the Jewish State, nothing is convenient like it is in America.
My friends and I went to see Avatar in Kiryat Bialik last week (near Haifa). We came across the ONLY Burger King drive through in the entire country. One again. Go figure. In the US, you have faster service IN Burger King than you do driving through the drive through.
Also, think about getting married. In the US, your religious ceremony can be legal as long as you get a marriage license from your state. In Israel, your religious ceremony is only legal if the Rabbinate says so. There's a whole process involved in getting your wedding to be Kosher. Anyone want to head to Cyprus?
So, that is the news. Consider yourself if you're American living in America. However, Israel has one thing you don't... better food. Who needs a drive through when every place delivers and the food is better?
Stay tuned... more to come!
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