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Hey Guys!

I don't really have anything to say today. The new Neshkiit came today for her first day. She's super nice. We got everything done twice as fast and had time to clean. By the time it was 10am(closing time before lunch) we had everything organized and clean, which believe me is a giant feat all of its own. So today went nicely.

I figured since I don't really have much to say and Im waiting on certain photographs, I'd do a random post with just a photo. Im also waiting for my room to be finished so its good enough for photos. :P

Oh snap! Me in my uniform!!! Medim in hebrew.
מדים
PC:Matan

So what do you guys think? Should I do a random photo of the day and explain it or a photo of the week (the same thing as photo of the day just once a week) if I don't have anything worth updating?

Please let me know. I would like to know what you guys want.

I also want to thank everyone whose been commenting on the blog as well as sending me messages and emails. It means alot to know you guys like it. And I love hearing how it helps you guys! This is so amazing! I never thought it would!!!

I DIDN'T FORGET! Promise!!!

It's a pretty picture. It's right outside my window.

I promise I didn't forget! I just wanted something good to write about. I just looked at my previous post and read the comments. Thank you for reading it. But I would like to clear something up. I am in no way applying that I am letting this affect and claim me as a victim. I wrote this in hopes that it could maybe help people who feel like victims, help them get the courage to say something and get out of the shadow of fear they are under. To let them know it will be okay. Yeah I did start getting harassed by his friends and it did get really hard to live where I was living. But I did it. He has done enough to get himself in more trouble then need be.
A little sum up of the last month I think is in order. Don't you?
Okay so in September I started working in the neshkia. The neshkia is where are the guns are kept. My job title is Neshkiit. Trust me it sounds alot cooler then it actually is. I handle all the guns for the soldiers who have guard duty. I give them the gun, the vest, and the magazine, then I take it back when they are done. That's about as plainly as I can put it. It's also taking care of the guns(i.e making sure they are clean, they work, they aren't broken in anyway and that they have all been returned).
Basically the amount of arguments I get into everyday over a certain gun makes me just want to slap a beepacha (my mom said i should stop saying bad words all the time. so i will do that...well try anyway).
Only in the army will you have here "I want this type of gun because I'm pretty/special". Really? In my head I think "That was seriously not just said to me".
Now I know my hebrew isn't great and im not fluent but I understand that. This is all just so insane.
Anywho, the deal about me being in the Neshkia was Im there to speak/improve my hebrew and/or be there until the real new neskiit comes. Well as of today both happened. She finally gave today. woot woot. So if I'm lucky I have 2 weeks to train her then I leave. I improved my hebrew over these past 6 weeks.
We finally had rain. Here are some pictures of the clouds.

During. This is my favorite.

After.

Dont remember to be honest. 

Before.

So these are pictures from my new apartment! :D Sof Sof!!! That's hebrew for finally. סופסוף!!
I've also seen it spelt this way: סוף סוף.
I see both ways a lot so it's rather confusing to know which is correct.

So my next two blogs will be about my new apartment and the tekas I just went to for Nahal. Both will have pictures. I just wanted to let you guys know I didn't forget about this blog. I think about what to write everyday.

Look forward to a new update soon! :D

Aunt Marylou

My Aunt Marylou is obviously my aunt. :P

She is such a strong wonderful person. I am so happy for her. She has beaten cancer. She has just told me that she underwent surgery and it was successful!(you can read about it in her blog ;) Here is the link. http://web.me.com/marylou.stewart/Wellness/Blog/Blog.html read it you will definitely enjoy. There is a picture in almost every post.) During the surgery they said there was no tumor there even though in the scans there was a slow growing tumor!

I am so happy that she has beaten this.

Aunt Marylou is a professional photographer. I like to think I follow in her steps. I hope I can be as good as her one day. As long as I can remember she has always been photographing everything. Everytime I saw her there has always been a camera in her hand. She has a picture for every occasion, every day, and every year. She has more then just one picture, she has tons.

Her pictures helped me when I was down. After coming to Israel I felt very alone and isolated. I felt like I had no one. None of my family was here. Of course I had my boyfriend, his friends and family, and some people I met in the program but I didn't have my friends and family. I didn't have the people who have known me since diapers and dare I say knew about me before I even knew what I was.

I asked her for just a few pictures of her and my cousins, instead I got so much more. They made me so happy. I got so many pictures. Pictures of my family I have never seen before. Of my Grandpa and his Dad! That was a wow moment. I never knew what he looked like. I had pictures of my father and uncle, both of my grandmothers, all of my aunts and cousins. I also got birthday pictures from when I was young.

I still have all of these pictures.

I showed my boyfriend a photo of my uncle in his army uniform and his reaction was priceless. I think that was the best reaction I've ever seen to someone in my family. His jaw dropped and said "Woah so hes like a major major general. I dont want to mess with him. Hes an army god." To me hes my Uncle Tom an extraordinary man who has done alot. Him and my Aunt Marylou are a huge inspiration to me. They are both my heros and people I look up too. Im very proud to be in their family.

Im thrilled that my Aunt has beaten cancer. I hope I can see her soon.

Hopefully this time I will have some photos for her.

Here are some photos of my family that she sent me.

This is my uncle and my grandfather. They were both in the army. This was during the Kings Park Memorial Day Parade.



This is my brother and I at the Memorial Day parade when we were really young.



This is my dad, great grandmother Omi and I.



This is my Grandma and my Omi. They both came over from Germany because of the holocaust. Grandma I think was only 12. They are mother daughter so this is of me with my Grandma and Great Grandma. They are from my moms side. I never got to meet Aunt Marylou's mom.



This is my father and Aunt Marylou. Aunt Marylou is holding me.



I have more photos so I think I will do another post about my family. :)

You know I must say Im rather glad I started this blog now I have something to do. My Passover Break or back in America SPRING BREAK! has just started!
NOTE! if you click on the title of this post it will take you to my aunts blog.
Its all about her life and her struggle with cancer. This blog was created a few years ago. It is an excellent blog. You can really see how strong of woman she is and how great she is.