christmas came & went

here are a few snippets from my christmas day with my family if you would like to see. my brother, two cousins, aunt and uncle came in town and we all gathered at my grandmother’s house to have a nice meal and hang out.  christmas meal table setting i received an amazing new lens from dek for the holidays &…
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studded in starbucks

this past weekend was a fun one, although i had to work, dek & i were able to squeeze in some quality time :)we also met up on sunday at the allen outlet mall with my sister and her bf to walk around and find some good deals. the sales weren’t all that amazing, but i did score two peplum…
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as the rain pours

i know christmas is in full swing back in the states & although i’m not feeling the holiday spirit here in israel, that doesn’t mean im not in the christmas spirit  🙂  i just wanted to share some holiday-inspired photos that i think are pretty. this entire look, from head to toe:  this side french-braided bun updo for a holiday party: this holiday-inspired mani: i…
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gold & crimson

hey guys! happy thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate! we are not celebrating here in israel, but as tradition in my family, we always say what we are thankful for around the table. so…i am thankful for my loving & supportive family, my sweet & handsome husband and my amazing friends that mean the world to me. continuing with…
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life lately

the past two weeks have been a whirlwind of jewish holidays, first with rosh hashana (jewish new year), then yom kippur and finally sukkot. dekel has had two whole weeks off of work & i have loved having him home with me. we took a trip to egypt, slept in (under our duvet!), read our books, went on dates, went on…
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sinai, day one

dek & i just got back from our vacation in sinai, egypt and i thought it would be fun to give you guys a day-by-day play on what we did while there. we were there from tuesday-friday and we had a blast to say the least…and it would be a shame not to share the amazing photos we have  🙂…
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brb

dek & i booked our stay in taba, egypt and we leave bright & early at 4 am tomorrow morning. we ended up switching our reservation from hilton taba to a resort right next door called movenpick because get this…hilton taba does not offer ‘all-inclusive’ to guests from israel! i couldnt even believe that when i heard it…but whatever. movenpick…
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lunching, shopping & sinai

yesterday dek & i went for a late breakfast/ early lunch at our favorite place, cafe cafe. we get a discount there of 50 shekels off, so our entire meal (which is huge!) comes out to $15 bucks, which is fairly cheap here in israel. we ordered the usual ‘breakfast for two’ which comes with juice of your choice (i got…
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all cleaned up

yesterday dek & i washed our car and cleaned our house. we were worn out to say the least! we always divide duties when cleaning the house, so that we stay out of each others way cause i tend to get cranky when cleaning- ha! i usually mop, dust and windex the windows and dek vaccuums, does the bathroom and…
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off to the right start

dek & i took full advantage of the still-really-hot-for-being-the-middle-of-spetember weather (& not to mention, the holiday!) and fled to the beach this afternoon. seriously no one was there, we had the ocean to ourselves and we loved it. the water was so nice, clear and calm. we ate, drank and relaxed and then came home to wash up (you would…
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