happy holidays

happy holidays

happy holidays

happy holidays

West Hills Dog Park

We spent yesterday afternoon at a dog park not far from the house. We took Buddy, Madison, and their friend Lucy. Madison found a few friends to play ball with, while Buddy and Lucy met lots of doggie friends. One big guy named Brutis made Buddy look tiny.

Working Woman

After a long and active search, Yael has finally settled on a new job working as a personal consultant for Jenny Craig in Valley Stream. Yeah!

Efi rides the tractor

I never thought I'd see the day!

Birthday # 28

Yael turned 28 on November 26 and it was a great day! We had a fabulous breakfast and spent the rest of the day in the city with Ivy, Brian, Ilana, Debbie and Tim. We ate a nice Italian dinner and saw the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular! Look at the photos!

Herricks Class of 1996 Reunion

Yael's high school reunion came strategically after Thanksgiving, so she dragged Olin, Nish and Jenny to see her old classmates at a bar in the city. We had a great dinner before the main event with Yael's 3 best friends from high school, Lauren, Rebecca, and Debbie, and all of their awesome husbands. It was actually a great time. Yael reunited with an old friend, Jamie, who she's know for over 23 years.

The Dovers and the Dombs

After many years of partial reunions, it was so nice to see the Dovers and the Dombs all together. Bobbi, Mordechai, Tamar, and Rami were like a second family to Yael and her sisters. We had a great time laughing over old stories. There were a few new stories revealed as well that maybe not everybody wanted to be shared...

Nish & Jenny

We had so much fun with Olin's brother, Nishan and his beautiful girlfriend, Jenny. They were with us for 8 days and we did so much while they were visiting from Germany. We can't wait to visit them in Europe!

Thanksgiving 2006

Walls!

The actual structure of our house has begun. We have exterior walls now!
(Photos courtesy of Carol and Dennis Claussen).

Everything is going really well here in New York. The dogs are getting more comfortable and we are learning our way around the new neighborhood. We have been eating really well and getting our workouts in. Olin has completed his first week of locksmithing and seems to enjoy it, while Yael is still enjoying her month off!
We are looking forward to Nishan and Jenny coming to visit on Wednesday.

The Destination

Settling in to the new house has been interesting. The first few days were very cold, but it let up after that. The house is nice and very busy with 6 people, 5 dogs, and 5 horses. Buddy is very interested in the horses, and cuddling by the fireplace. There have been a few dog fights with Dutch, the pitbull, but he is learning to be friendly with the help of his new shock collar. We have been mostly hanging out at home, helping with the house and getting used to our new neighborhood of Smithtown. We haven't started working yet and are enjoying the free time with lots of walks in the park, shopping, and eating lots of Italian food.

The Journey

We left Kauai on November 2nd. The dogs were very tired from a long run earlier in the day. They didn't cry or bark. They boarded the plane and slept the entire time.

We got to New York the next day where Yael's family picked us up. After using the shrubery in JFK's parking lot, the dogs were at ease and ready to see their new home.

buddy is crazy dog..