This weekend we went to the Sunshine state for a little time with family and some unleavened goodness. We flew down to Florida on Friday afternoon, picked up our rental car and drove to David’s grandparents’ place in Sunrise for the night.
Our Saturday afternoon was a relaxing one. We (David, his brother Ilan and myself) mostly just caught up Sara and Joe at their place, enjoyed one last pre-Pesach meal at some Italian restaurant and spent time with Fran and Dov. Then we headed to Delray that evening for Seder.
We had drinks and appetizers on the patio, took some pictures (of course) and looked at Fran and Dov’s copy of our wedding album.
Because the first two nights of Passover often fall on weekdays, we have not had a Seder with the family in a few years, so it was really nice to be together this year. It was kind of bittersweet because it was the first time David’s grandparents were able to celebrate Passover with my family and our first as a married couple, but also the first time we did a Seder separate from my Aunt Anne and Uncle Harry who stayed in NJ.
More than anything else, I think I was just relieved to have my Grandma Ruth home and happy. She spent three whole weeks in the hospital and a rehab facility, and just got home a few days ago. She must have had at least 100 get well cards!
Brian (of course) rocked the Four Questions. The guy is a pro at this point.
We had a traditional Seder lead by my Grandpa Paul and David’s Grandpa Joe. It was a mix of traditions and melodies, and very special.
For dessert we had a birthday cake for my grandfather (his birthday is next week, but we won’t be in Florida to celebrate) a yummy sponge cake that Sara made, and this awesome fruit basket from Edible Arrangements. Then we went back to Sunrise for the night.
On Sunday, we had some of Sara’s famous latke’s and soup before heading over to Ruth and Paul’s place for the afternoon. David helped my grandfather load new pictures into the digital frame we got for his 80th birthday last year, and I helped my mom prep for dinner, set the table and run a few errands.
Although he is no Marty Koles, David did a great job carving the Turkey. I mean I love the guy, but he has years to go before he can make the varsity carving squad.
This Seder was also really nice. We were joined by Nikki who did a fabulous job at the Four Questions (even while people were taking pictures of her) and everyone participated. Fran even read a little of the Seder en Español.
Uncle Al reading a portion of the Passover Seder
Gandma Ruth taking a turn
Fran reading a bit of the Seder to us
After dinner everyone kind of relaxed and I got to spend a little more time with Nikki who is awesome. Then we headed back to Sunrise for a final night at David’s grandparents.
On Monday we split our day in half. We spent a few more hours with Sara and Joe- and David helped his grandfather hook up his printer. Then we went to Ruth and Paul’s place. Grandma Ruth worked with the therapist on her range of motion and physical therapy- and she is doing great! Afterwards, we had a lunch of yummy leftovers and departed for the airport.
We left the 85 degree Florida sunshine and arrived in rainy and chilly Maryland last night around 8 PM. Got home, unpacked and watched a little Top Chef before collapsing into bed. What a weekend!
I just realized that wrote an entire post about a holiday where you are required to have four cups of wine each night and didn’t write about a single wine. However, there was an article in the Washington Post recently, about Passover wines.
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