First... about that last entry.The lady who wrote that article is an "expert" match maker. She has brought over 1000 marriages together. However, just like i say about everything, "everyone is an individual" .
Some females like romance, others could leave it. Some ladies like when their buttons are pressed, others dont. Some women really do have 2 jobs so when they say they had to work, they really do mean it. Some females like being surprised others dont. It all depends on the individual. So as most of thos points may fit a lot of females, no point fits all females.
Friday My nephew’s Bris
Saturday Concert
Sunday: date
FRIDAY Devin’s Bris
In the Jewish Religion, 8 days after a baby boy is born, they have a Bris just as the lord did to Abraham and Abraham was commanded to do by the creater and HE said that all male born shall be cercomsized.
My parents invited a lot of people who were a part of our lives. Who were close to us. There was some family friends and family members who were there who I have not seen in years and years and some who I consider my “temple family”. There is a group of women who are in their late 70’s early 80’s who would and have done anything for me and my family. So they were all there. My best friend and his wife were invited but didn’t come. Two of my sister’s friends who have been best friends with my sister since HS and are invited to everything, they were there. So by the end of it, there was 50 people in the house. It was a nice gathering of love ones.
We started with people eating and chatting. Then the Mohel came. (He’s a pediatricion who also performs Bris.) It was a very nice ceremony. The Mohel explained the customes and the symbolism of the things he asked my mom to get, which includes a bowl of razens and nuts mix, wine, and dirt. He also explain the reason for the Bris occurring 8 days after the baby is born. He had Justin say a prayer in Hebrew and Lindsay said the English.
Part of this ceremony is giving the baby his Hebrew name. Usually a child is named after a resent family member who passed away. However, Justin and Lindsay did not do that and Justin explained his reasoning for the name Devin James.
“about 3 months after Lindsay and I started dating, we knew we would get married. We took a list of the top 1000 baby names from the privious year and put them on a spread sheet. Indevisually we narrowed down the names. When we compared the names back then, Devin was one of the names we had in common. A few months ago, when we knew we were having a baby, we did the same thing. Taking the top 1000 names from last year and putting them on a spread sheet and indevisually narrowed it down. We had a few names in common however, when we went back to the list from 9 years ago, Devin was the only name that we agreed on then and now. So that is how we came up with Devin. And James, well, we just like the name. thinks it flows well with Devin, so that is how we came up with Devin James.”
His Hebrew name is hmm “David Yahuda” (the “I” in david sounds like a E)
The Yahuda was named after my great uncle. His name was Julius and my mom was trying to think of a J name to go with James and my mom asked my grand father what his brother’s Jewish name was and he said it was Yahuda. So… that’s how he got his name… my mom explained all that to everyone just a lot better than I did.
I had the honor of holding the baby down. So I sat, and the Mohel showed me where to place my hands and arms. He said to me “keep your pickies away, don’t want to cut your little finger…that was a joke” I was talking to Devin during the seremoney. Devin did such a great job. I got my share of congrats for doing a good job.
We chanting a few Hebrew songs and there was a couple more prayers and the Mohel said “and a Mohel should leave the people laughing so here’s a joke for you.” “A Jewish man had his first baby. He was so happy and proud. He had called the most expensive and prasteege Mohel of all the land to perform the Bris. The Mohel comes and sees the man lives in this little house and the man doesn’t have a car. The Mohel says to the man, I see you live in this little house, you don’t have a car and you are not wearing anything fancy, so how can you afford me? The man says with a smile, “when it comes to my son, money is no object” (hmm that doesn’t sound as funny as if you say it out loud)
Then we all drank a glass of wine, sang a congratuator Hebrew song and then we ate.
There was so much food but even more pasteries. Oh my sugar high. I never knew sugar high till this day. One of those temple women I was talking about, is a baker and loves to bake. She says it’s her therapy. She made 48 cupcakes, who’s diameter was 4 intches and put some type of candy in each that matched the frosting. Then she made a tray of brownies with a mint frosting and an andy’s mint, Then she made a tray of Ruggular (Jewish Pastry) and a tray of these sinaman dough things. And she made a tray of I don’t know what, but the closest thing would be a rice crispy bar. We also had 3 etable arrangements, and my mom made chocolate covered strawberries. My personal favorite food in the entire WORLD!
We all got to hold Devin. I was a bit sad, when I held him, he was sleeping. I wanted to sing “take me out to the ball game” again. That’s my lalabye for him
Lastly, I bought a gift for Devin that is very approapriate coming from me.
There is this thing in the Jewish religion called a Mezuzah.
It is an rectangular sillender that has some scripture written on it by hand. It is hung on the homes of Jewish people’s homes. I have a small one on my necklace too and my mom has one in her car.
I bought Devin a Red Sox Mezuzah.
Hopefully the lord will know and everyone else that not only is he Jewish but a Red Sox fan too.
Saturday.. CONCERT!
My mom and I went to a concert in Boston.
Marcy Playground, Lit, Sugar Ray and Everclear.
I went mainly for Everclear and my mom mainly went for Sugar Ray.
It was funny, my mom and I knew the same single song by Marcy playground and Lit, and of the 6 songs Sugar Ray ended up playing, I knew 4 and my mom knew 5 of them.
Sugar ray was pretty good. They got the croud into it and even for one song, got some fans up on stage. I didn’t realize all the songs I knewby them were by them.
Then the group I went to go see, Everclear, which, this is the 12th time seeing them.
I wont lie, I was a little disappointed but this wasn’t really the type of venue he’s use to playing. He usually plays in clubs and this is an outdoor (with a very large tent covering) that probably holds 5000? Maybe more. He only had 50 mins in instead of the 90 mins and he usually plays a mix of new-old, it was basicly a live greatest hits. I know all the 10 songs. 8 of them I knew every word and 2 I just knew the corris. He usually gets people on the stage and in some songs he picks people in the croud who can play instruments. He usually gives an update of where his daughter, who he sings about a lot, is in her life. The last time She was in hs and he was so proud of her, she made the honor role… I was standing on my feet and bouncing on my toes, singing from the top of my lunges. It was fun.
The Date
Not much has changed, don’t want anyone to get overly excited.
She picked me up, I opened my door and got in. said our Hi’s. Then I told her about the weekend so far. She is working a lot. She has a fulltime and a part time job.
The thoughtful guy I am, I know that Mexican is her fav type of food so even though I’m not crazy about it, I suggested a Mexican restaurant.
We parked and went in. I had told her to go left, there is a quiet room on the left…to the right there is a room that had loud music. Sometimes they have karioki or sometimes they have a band.
We talked about family, I told her about my best friend and his wife a little bit. I told about how my twin met his wife. How amanda met her fiancée. I told her about my sis-in law’s brother and his fiancée and how they met. She told me about her bro and how he ip she was telling me about. I think that was a trip to FL when she was 8.
She also told me a bit more about her writing class she’s taking. met his gf and how his x gf, who he was going to marry, their parents didn’t think she was good for him and didn’t help financially with something. It’s a good thing cause they’re not together. She told me more about her trip to India.
I tried to get music into the conversation as next to sports, music is pretty big in my life. There was a billy joel song that came on and I said “hey, it’s Billy Joel, I saw him in concert before” She didn’t comment to that, she just went on talking about a trip.
She told me that she has to find a new job as one of her jobs are over when the summer is. I asked her spacificly what she was looking for. She told me and the nice, thoughtful guy I am, offered “if you don’t mind, can I do some looking around for you? I know some places” She was looking for a nursing home and my father is well connected with a few so I could at least get her resume on a desk, and told her all this too and she said in a negative tone “no, I will do it” ummm ok.
She asked me how my job searching is going. I told her.
I told her since I’m not going to pittsburg, I’m going to florida and told her all about that.
I took her to a Mexican restaurant cause it’s her fav. I ordered a burger and she ordered a “Mexican burger” ummm ok? She also got a drink. We had a discussion about drinking and alcohol we like. But her ordering a burger really confused me.
The bill came, I asked her how much it was. She said 28. I only had 20’s so handed her 40 and asked for her to get change. She did but the waitress brought back a 10 and 2 1’s. I was going to give 7 dollars. She told me that she would put 5 dollars in. I said ok.
She drove me home and just like the other times, she pulled up to my house, we said our byes, I asked for a hug and then I got out of the car and went into my house.
I am just not feeling. I feel bad, she is a nice lady but we just don’t have anything in common beyond being Jewish and she’s not talkative –outgoing and neither am I so… we’ll see.
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