Shabbat Strawberries with Aunt Suzy

I slept in this morning because its Shabbat which means late wake up! We had services at 11 and at 12:30 I left services early to get in cab to Jerusalem. I went to Aunt Suzy’s hotel to meet up with her and her two friends. Yesterday they went to the Shuk and got food so that we could have a Shabbat picnic. It was soo good! We sat out on the porch of the hotel and had pita, hummus, yogurt, fresh veggies, cheeses, dried fruit, grapes, and strawberries. I was in heaven. Plus it was the first time I had had strawberries in months b/c it just became strawberry season her in Israel! After our delicious lunch we went for a walk around Jerusalem. We also stopped at the Gilad Shalit booth run by his family in an effort to get him back. We even met his father. When we got back to the hotel Aunt Suzy and I had a few minutes for just the 2 of us to talk. Then we went up to her room and she gave me all the leftovers from lunch b/c they were flying home tonight so had nothing to do with them. We figured that even thought we are also leaving tomorrow that the food would be eaten. And sure enough the majority of it is already gone. When I got back to Tzuba I asked my roommates if they were hungry and of course they were so we ate some pita, cheese, and the craisins and dried apricots. I am saving the extra almonds and raisins that Aunt Suzy bought just for me, as a snack while we are in the south. When I got back we also had torah study, which was actually kinda fun. It was led by Yael’s sister, which was also kinda cool. Then I attempted to order a camera but it isn’t working out b/c you need an Israeli identification code thingy to order stuff here. Then Noa helped me with math. At 6 we had havdalah followed by dinner. There was apple salad so I had a bowl and called it a meal ☺ Then I went back to my room and packed up all my stuff (except my computer which I am allowed to have until tomorrow morning when I put it in the library). Then I had a nice conference call with grammy and mommy. It was good to hear their voices and be able to talk to both of them at the same time. It was especially nice b/c I don’t get to talk to grammy that often b/c we have to talk through mommy and it is hard for all 3 of us to find a common time that works. Now I am writing this and when I am done I am going to relax with my roommates and write an article about EIE that we all have to write (the top 4 writings get to have dinner made for us by David Solomon and Jen and I am determined to win). Then I am going to go to bed and wake up tomorrow and go to Gadna (Army training). Which means that I won’t have my computer until next Sunday. But as usual I will write about my day and type it up when I get back to Tzuba. Talk to you next week! Happy Thanksgiving! Eat a piece of apple or cherry pie and a lot of mashed potatoes and gravy for me!