September in Silver Spring was Spectacular. We bent the Holidays TO OUR WILLZ!!
We watched one of my favorite movies, 25th Hour, in honor of Rosh Hashana.
We had a great turn-out for a break-fast after Yom Kippur, and an even bigger turn-out for the barbecue + sukkah build the next day -- despite the complete lack of RSVP's (It just goes to show, always be prepared)
After rushing home from synagogue we ate bagels and lox (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lox) and cream cheezes with egg salad and tuna. And whitefish. Also, lots of juices. You might have thought everyone would be stuffing their faces too violently to be social, but it was actually one of best nights I've had in MHSS: superchill, like we do it best, and with a good mix of newbies and old friends.
The sukkah went up without a hitch. Possibly because we had a Texan girl and a rocket scientist to help with construction. We built it from complete scratch, using nothing but tarps, 2x4's, nails, and weeds from the backyard. Have a look at the pictures on the Moishe House photo site. And there were plenty of charred meats and grilled veggies to keep the folks happy. Our sukkah has been open this week to anyone who wants to use it - in fact, on Sunday evening a family of complete strangers stopped by because they'd heard we'd made it available!
I always wanted to be a construction worker.... Y M C A!
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