On Saturday, Ryan and I attended our very first Bat Mitsvah ceremony and celebration.
Here we are at the party.
And here is the party. I mean, THE party.
And here is the blurry guest of honor in her amazing gown, our lovely neighbor Shoshanna.
We had so much fun. We ate. We danced. Let me say that again, we DANCED. (The only time I ever dance is alone in my kitchen.) And we hung out with our wonderful neighbors. There were silly hats, silly socks, glow sticks, and sparkly rings and necklaces—all the ingredients of a truly fantastic party.
Here are three of my neighbor friends, Anne, Kim, and Nancy (the mother of Shoshanna). Those of you who know and love me should love them too, because their warmth and friendship made moving here a bujillion times easier than it could have been. Nearly instantaneously I had these women as my friends. And besides that, they’re so good looking!
We enjoyed ourselves so much that I’ve decided to start befriending all the young Jewish kids I can find in order to be invited to all of their subsequent Bar and Bat Mitsvahs. These people know how to throw a party!
Besides, Nancy tells me that although we’re not Jewish, we’re a little Jew-ish.
I have always wanted to go to one of these. My boss is Jewish, and her oldest daughter just got married. It was a PARTY!!!
That looks like TONS of fun! And, you, my dear sista, look like a MODEL!! You are seriously gorgeous!
you look amazing, may I see a full length photo so I can completely appreciate your striking ensemble, s’il vous plait?
Also, you will dance at my wedding. If I have one. I love parties where you get to dance.
How fun! Tiff, your hair is so long! I love it. I know I have only known you about 5 or so years, but I haven’t ever seen it that long. And ditto, you do look amazing!
What a cute party photo of you & Ryan! It was fun to read about. I’ve never been to one of those. It was nice to see your neighbor photos, they must be your pilate buddies, their amazing bodies gave them away! Sounds like we both had fun experiencing new cultures last weekend.
Wow — you have some great hair going on!
We have one coming up sometime this summer, Todd’s niece Sydney is turning 12…I think that’s when they do it. I’m looking forward to the party. Congrats on your Jew-ish. Luckily I am Jew-ish by marriage.
How fun is that? You and Ryan look great! I love your hair!
What a beautiful couple and a jewish-y good time!
that really does look like a rockin’ party!
my former boss was jewish, and i swear he was the nicest man on earth.
That looks like a fantastic party. We all reside in the house of Israel right?
Can you find a bar Mitsvah for us to crash while we’re out there?
Anne, Kim, Nancy let’s do lunch soon.
I had no idea it was a formal event. Wow! Where can I get some Jewish friends???
So fun! Love the pictures! You TWO look fabulous!
Thanks for all the pictures. I almost feel like we were there too. I think I heard the music. I love our Jewish cousins.