2 Weeks of Laziness

I am at the end of my 2 week fall holiday vacation. So sad. Mostly because I have hardly done anything. The weather's been getting cooler, so I haven't even been going to the beach. I spent some more time fixing up my room...right now, I'm just waiting for my roommate to stop being so busy and help me hang up a bar for the last of my clothes. I have spent a lot of time lounging around and watching TV. I've successfully convinced myself that I deserve this little break because once I start working again on Thursday and start university next week, I'll be too busy to enjoy much downtime.
The one thing I did do was spend the Sukkot holiday with my friend Meir and his family. Just like last year, we went to his sister's house in Or Yehuda (just outside of Tel Aviv) and ate way too much great food. He has lots of nieces and nephews (about 10, all under 10 years old) and it was neat to see how they've grown up in the last year. Some of them I'd seen since, but most of the older ones remembered who I was. Back the food...if you've ever thought that Jewish mothers were relentless about offering you food, you've never met an Israel Jewish mother on a holiday. Saying, "No thank you, I've already eaten a piece of cake," even in Hebrew, is a waste of breath. I even think that Meir was an Israeli Jewish mother in training. Any time my plate was empty, he put more food on my plate. He didn't care that it was empty because I had already eaten and I wasn't putting any more food on it because I didn't want any more food! It was a very good time, though...and we ended up hanging out until 1 am!
My plan for the next few days is to actually work on at least one of the two papers like I've been intending to during this break. Wish me luck!