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This weekend was the NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth, for those of you who don't know) Winter Chavurah. Our temple was hosting it, and I volunteered to help at many of the events. Tonight was the social, the big crazy one with a DJ and Moonbounce (which I was in control of...fun times.) It was a casino-night theme, whcih the kids liked a lot. I stood at the moonbounce for over 2 hours, watching these kids all having the time of their lives, and for that 2 hours I wished like hell I could be one of them. I suddenly became very, very lonely for the friends I shared those same experiences with, whether in NFTY or in BBYO. I also missed everyone else, esp those I haven't seen in awhile. I watched the friendship circle where they all kiss each other on the cheek and I missed those days. I was also really, really proud of my TIFTY-ites and advisors for planning such a great evening. When I was on the TIFTY board (or TIYG at the time), we never got anything substantial accomplished, and if we did, it was usually somewhat disasterous. We had a HORRIBLE advisor who really didn't inspire us AT ALL. She usually ended up yelling at us if we didn't do everything exactly her way, and took 100% of the credit for the things WE got accomplished. The kids in my era bitched and moaned about her enough that her contract wasn't renewed (or did she leave on her own? Or was she fired and just told us she was leaving on her own?), and after a few years of crazy advisors/advisor searches, we finally found Debbie and Jennifer. TIFTY has come a lonnnnng way since then, and the kids in it now really do have somehting to be proud of. I look at the group now in awe; 6 years ago we never could have pulled anything off like they do.
Right now, I miss: Rachel, Jane, Leah, Jke, Mike, Joey, Amy (though I just saw her last night), BB's, Casey, Claire (we need to meet up again...I feel like I know you better now than I did in Israel yet I haven't seen you in almost 3 years...where did the time go???) and so many others.
Oh, my HUC application is officially in the mail, via Fedex. My heart and soul has been stuffed in an envelope...I just hope the people who get it don't chew it up and spit it out.
It's been an emotionally draining weekend. Tomorrow is New Years in KC w/ Lee-lah and Jke, who I haven't seen since September. Probably too excited for that :)
Happy 2007 kids...may it be everything you want it to be, and way better for all of us than 2006 was.
Right now, I miss: Rachel, Jane, Leah, Jke, Mike, Joey, Amy (though I just saw her last night), BB's, Casey, Claire (we need to meet up again...I feel like I know you better now than I did in Israel yet I haven't seen you in almost 3 years...where did the time go???) and so many others.
Oh, my HUC application is officially in the mail, via Fedex. My heart and soul has been stuffed in an envelope...I just hope the people who get it don't chew it up and spit it out.
It's been an emotionally draining weekend. Tomorrow is New Years in KC w/ Lee-lah and Jke, who I haven't seen since September. Probably too excited for that :)
Happy 2007 kids...may it be everything you want it to be, and way better for all of us than 2006 was.