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Bayla and Laila
2023-Apr-18, Tuesday 09:13
I said previously that it would get down to 8°C but I didn't go far enough--it was actually 1°C when I woke up today! I brought a smaller coat because the sunlight means it's going to warm up enough later that I should be able to go for a walk on the riverwalk again, but after it being 27°C on Saturday it was quite the change. I'm glad that I don't have to plan anything for this upcoming week. דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט, as the saying goes (der mensch trakht un Gott lakht, "Man plans and G-d laughs"). Or maybe 来年の事を言えば鬼が笑う (rainen no koto wo ieba, oni ga warau, "When you speak of next year, demons laugh"). It's a pretty universal concept.
On Sunday went to a birthday party! Laila got an invitation from the local rebbetzin on behalf of her daughter Bayla, for her second birthday, so we loaded up Laila into the stroller and walked down to the Anna & Fred Doppelt Base Andersonville house at 10:15 a.m. and arrived basically first of anyone. Bayla was very nervous at the beginning but Laila wasn't--she immediately started walking around and smiling at Bayla's grandparents and looking around the house. As more and more people arrived,![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
sashagee and I got pulled into separate conversations. I met someone who actually lives on our street just north of us, though sadly they'll be moving a couple miles west in two weeks. I don't remember the husband's name, but he told me about a pizza-by-the-slice restaurant called Pizza Mania very nearby that has delicious pizza. We talked about languages--the wife works as a bilingual Spanish/English kindergarten teacher--and then a German guy sat down and we talked about soccer, all the while Laila and sashagee were drawing at the back table. Bayla eventually lost her shyness and started roaming around, and Laila made a mom very grateful to her because she sat in her lap, and then the mom's son Shimon, who was about eight months older than Laila, got jealous and wanted to sit in his mom's lap in a way he hadn't wanted to do in months. That's Laila, always bringing people together. 
When we left, Bayla waved and said "Bye Laila~." Both sets of parents are hoping they'll become friends with each other!
Alright, big project in so now it's back to work.
On Sunday went to a birthday party! Laila got an invitation from the local rebbetzin on behalf of her daughter Bayla, for her second birthday, so we loaded up Laila into the stroller and walked down to the Anna & Fred Doppelt Base Andersonville house at 10:15 a.m. and arrived basically first of anyone. Bayla was very nervous at the beginning but Laila wasn't--she immediately started walking around and smiling at Bayla's grandparents and looking around the house. As more and more people arrived,
sashagee and I got pulled into separate conversations. I met someone who actually lives on our street just north of us, though sadly they'll be moving a couple miles west in two weeks. I don't remember the husband's name, but he told me about a pizza-by-the-slice restaurant called Pizza Mania very nearby that has delicious pizza. We talked about languages--the wife works as a bilingual Spanish/English kindergarten teacher--and then a German guy sat down and we talked about soccer, all the while Laila and sashagee were drawing at the back table. Bayla eventually lost her shyness and started roaming around, and Laila made a mom very grateful to her because she sat in her lap, and then the mom's son Shimon, who was about eight months older than Laila, got jealous and wanted to sit in his mom's lap in a way he hadn't wanted to do in months. That's Laila, always bringing people together. When we left, Bayla waved and said "Bye Laila~." Both sets of parents are hoping they'll become friends with each other!
Alright, big project in so now it's back to work.
