Coming to America

Mum has been here with me since December 11th. It has been truly amazing. A few days after she arrived in NY, we were off to Miami to spend the first few days of Chanukah there. After days of sightseeing and stuffing ourselves at the many kosher restaurants there, we came back to NY to catch the Sarit Hadad concert in NYC on December 21st. I didn't expect it to be so much fun, but it really was. She has a very good voice. Then a few days later we were off to LA to suprise the family with a visit - no one from the family knew we were coming except for Uncle Raymond who picked us up from the airport. The children were stunned to see Mum and I there - they kept staring at us and blinking, as if the picture of Mum and I sitting on their beds was not quite registering! So after 10 days in LA, we are here, back in NY and spent Shabbos in Crown Heights. Mum leaves in a few days for Singapore - we hope to get more sightseeing done in Manhattan before then. Apart from that, I think the pictures below really speak volumes. Enjoy.

David, Tova, Shayna & I.

Mum & I at the Rose Parade Float Viewing, posing with the Cholent Cicak (pronounced 'chee-chak' which means lizard in Malay), so named for the thousands of cholent beans that were used to decorate its body.

My favourite float - a froggie made out of brussel sprouts, broccoli & limau asam (green limes).

Mum & I at a wedding in Williamsburg.

At Bryant Park in Manhattan. We almost went skating but the line was insane.

At Saks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

The Schlepper.

Tova & Shayna with Shandy the Couch. Nebach Shandy.

Mum & her sisters - Judy, Flexie and Susan (L-R)

In Miami.

Different strokes for different folks.

Near the Bal Harbour Shops in Bal Harbour, Florida.

Times Square. Gotta love those lights.

Sarit Hadad live in concert.

One very happy mother.