the countdown begins

two weeks left until my finals. two weeks from tomorrow i leave with Israel Experts. today promises to be a long day of camping out in the library. some people would focus on "vacation is around the corner." however, since i chose to be a student and i actually enjoy being a student most of the time, what i need to really to is enjoy these two weeks. be excited about my papers. be psyched to review all the hard work i did in preparation for my finals. and fall in love with the library all over again! i'm ready!!!

okay i admit it

i am overwhelmed. i have 2 papers, 2 finals, 5 hebrew school classes to teach, 5 lesson plans to write for when i'm away, princess pasuk debut at the 92nd st y, plus going to regular classes, eating, sleeping...oh yeah and leading KZ this Fri. i forsee two saturday nights IN and many chinese takeout evenings with NS. so far so good. must pace self. the new plan is to finish both papers by monday; this way i can study for the finals for the rest of the time.
did i mention i leave for israel dec. 15?

new photos of my nephew

over t-day break i got to spend a lot of time with my 5-month old nephew, raphael. he really likes to grab everything he can and put it in his mouth. he also likes it when i sing to him and make kissy noises. the best ever is when i make him laugh. such a cutie!!

i've figured myself out

next time someone asks me what do i do, instead of saying i'm a jewish educator or a grad student, i should just tell them about my morning today. i think it really defines me:
-woke up 10 min before my alarm (8:50am)
-checked email immediately; made plans to see cousin tomorrow, friend from israel on friday, still indecisive about shabbat [okay it's tuesday that's allowed]
-emailed friend in israel
-watched 20 min of dawson's creek
-read essay on eruvin; glanced at the daf i'm supposed to read for wed
-packed my backpack for the day: apple, harry potter, jps tanach, notebook for biblical archeology class
-checked the weather 5 times
-said hi to mom on IM
-emailed boss about cinderella dress needing more sparkles for parsha princess [more on this later!]

okay time to run to class...

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