Thursday

Originally, as this is my last Thursday in Israel, we had talked about having some sort of party, barbecue, something, but then drama mixed with bad weather changed that. So, since a friend of Hayley’s was having a birthday party in Tel Aviv, we decided to go there. Although we had planned to leave early in the afternoon, unexpected things pushed us back, so that we actually left around 8pm, arriving around 9. Not even a little bit into our night, Hayley and I were immediately walking down the street singing. Definitely a good sign for the night to come.
Since we were passing it anyway, we decided to stop by and say hello to Anna and Omer—Hayley the creep covered the eyehole as we knocked on the door, and Anna literally shrieked and she saw us walking in the door. After a short visit and a bittersweet goodbye, Hayely and I continued on our way to 70 elephants, stopping for some L’chaim along the way.
The place was a wine bar, mainly located in the basement level. We entered into a lively scene, embraced into the heart of the party by a mix of Israelis, Olim Hadashim, and Americans, and started off with a tequila shot. I’ve got a feeling, that tonight’s gonna be a good night.
As it happens, TW was also staying in Tel Aviv, so it would only make sense that we would meet here—he’d said he might be going to a concert, and would likely meet us at 70 elephants, probably between 10 and 11. Showed up at 12:30, true to form. Otherwise, the meeting was very nice, potentially helpful. And then the most unexpected thing occurred—just after T left, I sat down to call Hayley, organize ourselves since it was 2am, and our bus at 3, and then I turn next to me and see my cousin, Nadav. Now of course this isn’t necessarily the craziest thing per se, he does live in Tel Aviv, etc, however, as a major city, there are plenty of bars, and even within this bar there is plenty of space, so it seems clearly HP that we should meet there. I hadn’t been sure it was him at first, my contacts were dry, it was dark, but after looking for a few minutes I said to him, “Nadav?” and he turned around, “Elizabeth?!” We chatted for a bit, and then it was pumpkin time, so Hayley and I said our goodnights and left. Our bus arrived back to Jerusalem around 4am, and for some reason decided to drop us off by Mamilla Mall instead of at the Central Station, significantly more convenient for us. We got ourselves some hot dogs, and walked home, getting to bed at 5.