Rachael A. - MHSS

I absolutely love being part of the Moishe House!
This really is one of the most amazing, perfect things for me. I am so very grateful to be part of this....

Checking in real quick so I don't have to cram in a blog on the day between when I return from Cali & when Feb. starts. (I know we have a few-day grace period, but I like [in theory] to err on the side of being ahead of the game. :D )

I am so very excited for our U.S. Moishe House retreat! I wish I was going to meet our worldly counterparts there, too. Perhaps I can visit them at their own MHs some day.

Our New Year's party was quite fun! I got to see a friend I haven't seen in almost 2 years and another I haven't seen in even longer -- both back in the area from their respective states of residence. I met new folks whose cinematic sense of good taste matches my own: we watched My Cousin Vinny, Rocky & Bullwinkle (TV episodes), Robin Hood, & Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (when not sleeping, that is). (Episodes of Fawlty Towers, Rockford Files, & Law & Order are next on the list, along with The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, The Frisco Kid, & Amadeus, amongst others -- but that's a solid enough list to get through for now, I think).

Karaoke went rather well, this time with people actually coming. :) We went to a place I learned of recently where you rent your own private room: leather couches, nightclub lighting, large TV, microphones, karaoke books, and a huge remote control you use to enter your song selections with buttons labeled in Korean. The last (& only other) time I was there, the images that served as the background to the song lyrics reminded me of an imitation National Geographic / Travel Channel film loop: underwater sea life scenes, children playing on beaches, birds soaring overhead, random city skylines. This time, however, we got the "All Korean Music Stars Are Depressed" TV. Not nearly as hilarious. Each person kicked in $6 for an hour and a half of glorified, amplified, glamorized singing-in-the-shower* fun! (*Shower not included)

Paint-your-own-pottery was one of the most fun events for me yet. It turned out that the first 8 people to tell me they were coming were related to me; so, it became a mostly-people-related-to-Rachael Moishe House event! It was so much fun: we all came together as family, and I got to officially incorporate some people I love with a community I am so very happy to be involved with. (Pictures makes it official!...right? :) ) I'd love to have a family-oriented event when the weather gets warmer, maybe a BBQ, for which all us house members invite our family members over: they can see what we're up to, & we can share these two separate spheres of our lives with one another.
(I love my family. :) )

Had some other interesting adventures lately, but I'll leave those for now.

Life continues to be amazing. I love Silver Spring, I love our neighborhood, & I love the MHSS!
~ Rach =D

- Over & Out -