Hanukkah at the House of Jules 2007

I nearly forgot to post about our Hanukkahpalooza at the House of Jules last weekend! This will be brief: we had lots of fun, blah blah blah, the end. Just kidding.

But we did have fun! And we ate too much! (What else is new?) We made fresh potato pancakes (latkes to you fellow Jews out there) but used the extra blintzes I made the weekend before, thank goodness–because that was hours of cooking! It was so yummy, I wish I could have sent all of you out there a little sample.

After dinner, we commenced with the gift exchange. That’s always a good time in our family; we do a “Round Robin” from youngest to oldest and only one gift is opened at a time. It was a roaring good time, especially when the twelve-year-old opened one of his gifts from Julie: a can of potato chips.

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OR WAS IT??

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The fifteen-year-old’s favorite gift from Julie was actually something he picked out when they were shopping over Thanksgiving weekend. I have to say I was surprised by his selection, but I am happy that, as a high school sophomore, he has a sense of humor about his wardrobe:

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Yes, it’s a tuxedo shirt. He immediately asked me if I could get him a pair of black jeans so he could wear the ensemble to school.

Originally I wasn’t going to post any photos of the adults, but this one is just too funny. Remember when I wrote about the pillow mist Julie bought for me? Here I am, simulating the enjoyment of it as spray it on the new fluffy pillow, also from my sista.

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Doesn’t it look like I could go to sleep immediately?

After the gift exchange, we had to have dessert, so it was time to pull out the cake I baked:

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As if there was room for any more fun in the evening, we played a round of Pop Culture Trivial Pursuit. Actually it was more like 1/8 of a round, because each and every one of us sucked at it, including Julie and myself. We switched to Trivial Pursuit: Saturday Night Live Edition and actually finished the game, but it was pretty hard. When, oh when, did we lose all of our knowledge???

All in all, a 100% fun evening at the House of Jules!

5 Comments

  • Melissa

    Love that couch and the fact that you labeled this Jew Stuff…lol!!

    Glad you guys had a great Hanukkah, care to share how you make latkes? I never have quite got the hang of how to make them and they are one of my faves!

  • Jules

    Yay, Jew Stuff! Love the pix of the dudes, and yes, I was surprised that he said he’d wear a shirt like that too- -but was more than happy to buy it for him b/c if I was a dude I’d totally wear one of those. Yay for us, boo for our sucking at Trivial Pursuit.

  • Melisa

    Melissa: Sure! I’ll post it tomorrow or the next day! My method is about as easy as you can get, so no worries!

    Judie/Joozie/Joo-ie: Yay and boo, you’re right.

  • suchsimplepleasures

    forget the latkes…gimme some blintzes…now! i haven’t had some, in so long…lots of sour cream and apple sauce…or blueberry…i’m not too picky!
    i use the frozen shredded potatoes, for my latkes…just a shortcut that i’ve learned! but…hardly ever make them 🙁

    loved the comment you left…and, you can leave long ones…they make me happy 🙂

    i’m so obsessed with blogging, since i started, 3 months ago. i was posting a few times a day but then…i remembered i have 5 kids and a hubby that i need to cook and clean for…don’t know why i had to remember that!
    well, have a great night!