Up, up and away

As I hoped it would, the evening went perfectly.  My patient and calm fiance kept reassuring me that it would all work out fine.

Like a well-oiled machine, after work Linda went with her list of things to get and I had my list.  Things on the lists were for both of us. of course, and we met back home about 6pm.  My ex picked up Sophie and I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few things to bring to Israel (that my parents couldn't find there) and some things for our dinner.

While I organized the purchases, Linda cooked a wonderful dinner for us.

After dinner, we each set out to pack our respective suitcases.

By 9:00pm, we were done except for a few things that needed to be washed and ended up being packed this morning.

The house has been cleaned, beds stripped and remade with clean sheets to greet us upon our return.

The car will be loaded later this morning and all that is left will be to head out about 1:15pm, stop to pick up Sophe's luggage at my ex's, pick up Sophie at school and head to Newark Airport.

Linda & I have books to read and Sophie has books, games and a portable DVD player with plenty of movies to watch.  The 3 of us travel well together.  Each time we take a trip together, it gets even easier and smoother.  (the fact that Sophie gets older each time certainly helps!)

We'll miss Services this weekend, which always makes me feel slightly out of synch, but I'll say my prayers as we board our flight at 7pm.  We land in Toronto, Canada at 9:30pm and then take off for Tel Aviv at midnight. 

When we land in Tel Aviv at 5pm local time, we'll rent our car and drive to my parents apartment in Jerusalem.

As I type this, I look forward to the end of this journey around the globe - having some bagels, lox and cream cheese with my parents, my daughter and my love.  I wonder if it would be too much to hope that the reunion with my brother David and his family might also be a possibility upon our arrival in Jerusalem???  If not, I'm sure we'll be seeing them on Sunday.

Shabbat shalom.

Comments

[Ezer K'negdo]

Nesiya tovah!

[Tina-cious.com]

HAVE AN AWESOME TRIP!! :)

[SassyFemme]

Safe travels and a great visit!