TUESDAY:
After getting off the plane and going through customs, we got our bags and I had to say bye to Katie and Rach, among others. It was hard, but hard because I didn't think we actually were leaving each other. I would see them in 2 weeks, but it was still hard. IT was a bit difficult to roll my bags...I refused to pay for a cart though!! We didn't have to walk too far to check in our bags and get our tickets. They didn't check to see if our bags were overweight, which made all of our lives easier. Also, we requested to have seats next to each other-we just had to be in the exit row. Ain Baiya!!!

I still would joke with security and stuff, but it wasn't the same. I could no longer make them laugh by trying to speak hebrew. They also were a lot older...not fresh out of the army! I hung out with Miki, Nathan, Maya, and Ittai, after sending Sarah off (they are all section 2'ers). I had pizza with them and we went to many different terminals. After saying by to Maya & Ittai the Michiganders went off to terminal 3 Gate 17. We sat around for a bit and then boarded the plane. It was 2 and 2 and Miki and I were next to each other, and nathan was a forearm away from me. The flight attendant was not happy with Miki and my stuff underdeath the seat. She told us that it has to look organized and can't look like a college dorm. I whispered to Miki after that it is an APARTMENT, not a dorm! After we thought we had organized it, she came back and got on her knees to organize our stuff some more...oops. After she came back and asked if we were on sabbatical or something. We corrected her and I think she ended up liking us, or understanding why we were so disoriented. We read some plane letters and cried. I didn't sleep, even though I was drained. After getting off the plane and walking under the runway, we stopped before the escalator and talked and hugged it out. We took a deep breath and went down the escalator. I first saw Steph and then I saw her yell for Sophie. It was so great to see them-I haven't physically seen them in 9 months! They got taller. Then all the hello's came, including the new car, and after the carride...TRIPPER!!

I won't give more details, because this blog is only for me being in Israel and now I am home! I do like seeing my family and some friends. Before Israel, I thought I could never make Aliyah because I am close with my family. Although I have only been home for a few days, I do think that I would prefer to live in Israel and not hold back just because of my family because with technology, I would be able to see them. I don't like being home because nothing is different and I feel like I haven't been in Israel for nine months. When I look back, I don't believe that I actually did everything I did. It scares me a lot because I haven't even been home for a week and I already cannot believe I was in Israel. I need to get back there ASAP! Hopefully the latest I will be there will be next summer.

Thank you for all you readers (is it less than 5?!) for reading my blog. I am happy that I stuck through it, even though I wanted to stop. The good thing about being home is that I no longer have to blog!! I can't wait to look back and read this. Some things are in code for me...I hope I don't forget what the code words meant!!

Maybe I will write another blog when I am make Aliyah, or at least move back in Israel for a few years...סתםםם (about the blogging part).

להיתראת!!