A bit ago, Aunt L80 emailed me that my cousin and his new wife would be in Israel over Sukkot, and that she'd given them my contact info. I thought that was nice, but I doubted they'd actually be in touch. But they were, and today I got to see them!
I took BSM and our tiny, light Combi umbrella stroller, and bussed it. Since the cousins were staying in central Jerusalem, I finally made it to the shuk before seeing them, and finally filled out our spices collection. For the record, spices are expensive. I guess I bought about 5 pounds of assorted spices (none of which were onion/garlic/herbs), and spent almost $60. I'm still reeling.
I had lunch with said cousins in their sukkah, and got to chat with them. It was really nice: I think we met once when we were about 10 years old, but he doesn't remember it, so now I'm not sure. Anyway, we got to meet for realsies now, and that was cool.
On the way home, instead of walking over a mile back to the bus stop, I caught the train from the shuk, which took me to the bus stop in Pisgat Zeev. Oh, my, Gosh. The light rail is soooo convenient.
Sure, when I got back, Shabbos prep was C-R-A-Z-Y, but I knew it would be. I'm still glad I got to see the cousins :)
And when I got back, I made real Yerushalmi kugel for the first time, caramelized sugar and all. I owe a huge thank-you to this guy and his video: I followed his instructions exactly (down to mixing the noodles and sugar with the same spoon), and the kugel came out perfectly. Next time, I'll cut down on the sugar and add more pepper, but I am very, very pleased with how it came out.
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