Almost end of holidays; marching orders - Day 1558 (Year 5, Day 97)

Augusta, GA

So many holidays this time of year; starting from Rosh Hashanah, to Yom Kippur, then Sukkot, which lasts 8 days.  All of which require hours in synagogue.  The last day of Sukkot, also known as Shemini Atzeret, is another very special day and is celebrated tomorrow (Monday, Oct 1st) and then comes Simchat Torah, a celebration which commemorates reading the last portion and then starting at the beginning again of the Torah (Jewish bible; Old Testament).  It's a time of joy, with singing and dancing (often in the streets).  So back to services tomorrow morning and then again in the evening (and Mitch will go back on Tuesday morning). 

Meanwhile, we were informed on Thursday that we need to pick up and leave and go to Virginia Beach until probably around March (right now there's a 95% chance that we'll be leaving next Sunday).  Although I'm happy about the beach, there are several reasons that I'm not at all looking forward to this:  (1) I wanted to go south, not north.  Not looking forward to yet another cold winter; (2) we made our flight reservations for our November vacation based on being assured we'd be staying in Augusta until at least until we returned; now we need to change travel plans (although we're working out logistics for the company to pay the extra fees involved -- we have a verbal ok, but need to get it in writing, thus the 5% chance we might stay until November); (3) it's still hurricane season and that area is one that tends to get hit hard.  On the bright side, it is near the beach and there are many things to do in the area to keep us entertained for a while (not to mention great seafood).  We'll also be near a Jewish community, albeit not Orthodox, but better than being isolated like we were in Williamsburg.  Then again, Norfolk, the closest Chabad, is only 25 miles away.

But it is what it is and you gotta do what you gotta do.  No real options here if we want to pay our bills.  Just need to make the most of it.