One Last Wave and we are Empty Nester

and with that wave we officially became Empty Nester's...

So it was just 4 short years ago when I started this blog...because everyone was moving on with their lives and away from the house...

and it was 4 short years ago when Sam also made this trek to Israel but it is amazing how much can change in just 4 years... but that is all backwards not forwards

so in the very early morning on Aug 30th we (The Alfasso's and us) excorted these two beauties to LAX where we met up with 8 others who were also about the start the experience of a lifetime.

Nativ 30 a year in Israel one semester at Hebrew University and then one semester in Ber' Sheva (for Ash) or on a Kibbutz (for Matt).

so here we are....my last one is off and now Barry and I are on our own learning how to cook smaller meals, not have to worry about car pools, I don't have to sign any paperwork...how strange it is to move to this next stage in our life.....so I will need to spend less time face booking and more time blogging because there are no excuses.

3 Long Months

I keep meaning to get back to blogging and then something stops me before I even sit down at the computer.... but right now I am in the car, in traffic following a Subaru with a parrot in the back seat...Bear is driving and we are off to the desert for the long weekend.
so here is my goal for this trip ...

2 entry's a day for the next 4 days ..... and yes this one counts as 1.
to get my draft posts finished

so here we are in out little hybrid off to the desert to see Leslie and Bill and Debbie and Brad and just a little married time. You know the Empty Nest will be here sooner than we think and we have to get ready.

So as always when I come back from a long absence a quick inventory:

Celia: has been home a year this weekend and she is very happy.
Nathan: is in San Diego riding his bike and I'm not sure what else
Samantha: is still up in Davis working with Masa and sharing her love of Israel with anyone she can
Morgan: is a Happy Little Golden Knight (University of Central Florida)
Ashleigh: is getting ready to graduate ( I know who would have thought this day would come) and...she will be off to Nativ 30....and then it will be just Barry, me and the dog.

So we have 85 miles to go and then I will look for some pictures.