Deityblog

In honor of our very first wedding anniversary (and by the way neither of us nor any of our friends can believe it's been an entire year already--wow), we took a special trip to visit Yaakov's old haunts in Asheville, NC. 'Twas a truly blessed weekend. Yaakov told me we were staying at the ghetto Days Inn, which I can understand because frankly, we're poor. Then he pulls up to an insanely gorgeous bed-and-breakfast and says "Welcome to the Days Inn." And I'm screaming OMG!!! like a 12 year old girl. It was absolutely beautiful. Double jacuzzi too. Amazing. We could afford it, he explained, because this place (Jewish-owned) does this thing called "Easy Giving Weekends," where the proceeds of your stay go straight to your favorite charity. And we need to give maaser anyway, so this was perfect. We had a great weekend, and the Save Darfur Coalition got a donation. Asheville. What a great little town.

While we still don't have a name, our shomer-shabbat theater company kicked some seriously holy ass this weekend with 10 Plays in 90 Minutes: A One-Page Play Festival. If you're in NYC this weekend, check it out at 6 pm at the Chabad Loft, 182 5th Ave (between 2nd & 23rd), 2nd floor. Cost: $5

more info: email allisvain@gmail.com

not let 2006 go by as quickly as 2005 did. Last January, I didn't even know when it was New Year's, I was too busy getting everything together for the wedding two weeks later.
This January, things are at a calmer pace--for now. I've only thought of one worthwhile resolution to accompany the general one above, and here it is:

To stop whining about the Jewish community's lack of awareness and action, and just to be aware and active myself.

This will be a challenge. But let's make a deal, Universe. I'm putting out the vibes, as Lisa would say, to be involved where I can in things that are real and helpful. Let's work together on this.