The last few weeks have been rather busy! I started a new position at Con Ed as a permanent member of the Mechanical Engineer department. I am an associate Engineer (I earn full engineer in about a year or so) and I work on problems on the steam system. I figure out how to fix it!

Anyway, on January 7th our good friend Orit Adonolem got married to Tzvi Schnur. We had an awesome time at the wedding.

It was at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, so close enough to not be an annoying trip out. The following night we went to their sheva brachot (which is always fun because you get to see the bride and groom right after they are married!).

Wednesday night we had another wedding -- a good childhood friend of mine, Elisheva Mayerfeld (who married Shmuel Erhlanger). The wedding was in Monsey (so yes, a schlep) but it was a lot of fun and I got to see so many of my friends who I never get a chance to see because of distance and time. We didn't get back until about midnight, which doesn't seem late except Joey wakes up at 4 and I wake up at 5:30. So midnight is late :-)

Monday I had off for MLK day (Joey was working) so I went to visit my sister and brother in law in Lakewood. I brought Bella and Maya's birthday presents for them. Maya got this really fun toy where you build it up and roll marbles through where it twists and turns and jumps. Unfortunately, Bella had school so I didn't get much chance to be with her, but she got a tennis outfit for her Felicity doll (www.americangirls.com if you are interested). It was really nice to spend a lot of time with my sister [and her family] because she moved away from us! So sad! My new niece, Adira, will not know me as well as the other two will.

Otherwise it was just a busy week at work.