Last year a friend of mine at work let me choose some of her “holiday” earrings that she had made. I naturally picked out the blue ones as they reminded me of Chanukah. Since it was already past Chanukah, I tucked them away to be worn the next year. So today, I donned my Chanukah earrings. As I entered my husband’s office he looked at me (somewhat shocked and somewhat bemused) and said, “Have you lost your mind? You are wearing Christmas tree ornaments in your ears!” Truthfully, this never crossed my mind. I was living in my little blue ball bubble.
I said, “No. They are Chanukah balls.” He looked at me (like you might look at someone who has
really lost their mind), and said, “Ilana… There is no such thing as ‘Chanukah balls.” This had my older son bent over laughing, wondering how he landed such parents as ourselves.
I am still happily wearing my Chanukah balls. My husband is still scratching his head, wondering how after 23 of marriage, I can still shock him. I think maybe I should hold off on the blue stockings for a while.
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