Any word on the payout from your Jeep?
My inlaws have an Escape and love it.
We have a small SUV and I love it. I drove an Expedition for years or as I called it: the boat. It was huge and fabulous but got terrible gas mileage. It was so comfortable for travel though.
Mini Coopers are darling but I agree they're not practical in the snow. But they are so cute. I love the red ones.
Texting and driving is so scary. I told Gabby if I see a text on the bill during the times I know she's driving, she can kiss her car and her cell away. It's a zero tolerance thing for me.
I can't believe it's so close. I also cannot believe you're gong to WDW in just a few months. Lucky duck.
Joshua's bar mitzvah is exactly a month, October 12, away from today so if y'all don't see me much, I'm drowning in Hebrew or preparations.
He knows what he needs to and is now in practice mode which makes me very very happy. He's tweaking his d'var Torah and practicing reading loud so his voice can carry to the back of the room. Good times for a 12 year old boy.
Michael needs to call Einsteins and set up the bagel delivery for the kiddush luncheon. We'll get their bagels and coffee but do our own lox, capers, onions, egg salad, desserts, etc....I'm meeting with a few bakers this week and next week.
The rabbi has his flight and hotel and we finally sent invites. I am in full freak out mode.
We are having a very small dinner that evening, not fancy, at a local brewery. They're doing a fixed menu for me. We really just aren't formal people.
We'll bring our own wine and pay their corkage fee ($8) a bottle- kind of steep. They've got great beer and really good food. It's close too which is important. Bar/bat mitzvah days are VERY long days. I let Joshua choose the menu for the evening. Here's the link.
www.roostersbrewingco.com Guess which 3 entrees he chose? I told him he needed to choose a pasta/vegetarian option, a chicken, and either a beef or fish entree. I've been in contact with the manager over this last week and a half and am now trying to explain the pace of the meal. It's similar to a wedding in the fact that we'll like everyone to have a drink so we can toast, praise Joshua, thank the rabbi and gabbi, and the others who read an aliyah during his service. I'm thinking we'll need about 2 hours for dinner. Plus these peeps like to drink. It's going to be a really nice evening.
I'm planning on serving one hummus platter per every 4 people and also a Margherita flatbread per every 4 so that'll be 10 appetizers for 20 people. I'm a feeder. Their pear and gorgonzola salad is amazing so that'll come with the entrees unless they want soup or a regular dinner salad. I've asked the manager what our soup options for the evening will be and I'm waiting to hear back.
They also do a daily special so I think that'll be the 4th menu option if we go for a 4th. Generally the kids are very involved with their party planning and since Joshua isn't doing a party, I thought he'd like to help with the dinner. He seems onboard.
Sorry I'm rambling but I thought since the bar mitzvah is the reason for the cruise, I should tell you guys what's going on.
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I'm so glad we could use points. I think we may have enough through United for the way home. DH has a trip in 2 weeks so I'll check the balance after that.
to a trip but I was waiting for prices to drop and it just hasn't happened. I'm afraid they'll do nothing but increase. I love SW because if their price drops, they'll issue a credit to be used 1 year from original booking date and they'll allow us to share the credit within our immediate family.
I've been taking advantage of bumps too...I'm up to $1200 in free airfare since March. 
133 days!!! 
So we're on SW on the way out, arriving early evening on the Saturday before the cruise. It feels so real having at least one way of the flight booked.
134 days!!! 
I picked up the accident report on Thursday and found out the girl that hit me admitted that she was looking down at her phone and never hit the brakes and hit me at full speed. I've been having back and neck issues from the accident so I decided to call an attorney to make sure that I get my bills all paid. So now I have to find a new car...very sad because my Jeep was paid off and I had planned on driving it for a few more years since I invested a bunch of money in restoring my Mustang this summer. I think I found something but have to wait to get the payout from insurance for my Jeep. 
128 Days!!! 
I just got the email. Now what? 
