Jen is here!

So what's an amazing side benefit of having Cousin Sela here in Israel for a seminary year?!  Her mom, my deardeardeardear cousin Jen, coming to visit!!!!  And they even came to us for Shabbos, which was all the more incredible because Jen has hosted us for Shabbos 248 times (exactly) over the years, and, due to our formerly living near her parents (Hi AP!), we have hosted Jen and co. exactly zero times over the years.

I also got to meet up with Jen, Temima and Sela (in L to R order) and walk around the Machane Yehuda shuk after work the other day

We just HAD to try the famous chocolate rugelach at Marzipan Bakery.  I would say they are justifiably-famous, as I don't even LIKE rugelach much and I thought these (warm from the oven and literally dripping with chocolate) were delicious

I am cracking up because Temima and I, at opposite ends of the store, whipped out our phones to snap a picture at the exact same time.  Temima won.  (Look how GOOD all that stuff looks!!!!)

I think the nicest thing was just knowing it was *possible* to run into Jen and Temima any day/any time.  Like Penina, in Jerusalem to celebrate her birthday today (woohoo!  Happy 17th, Penina!!!!) who, boom, "accidentally"' met up with them.  "Coincidences" are just so much more common here--land of Hashem and all :)