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Becoming A Man

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 03:11 PM

After literally years of planning, tomorrow is MK's Bar Mitzvah. He has been working hard, and I'm already incredibly proud of him. I expect tomorrow to be a celebration of the wonderful young man he has become and the man he is on his way to being. The photo is from the rehearsal the other night. We can't take pictures during services, but during the rehearsal I had a chance to photograph him reading from the Torah. So technically he's already a man, but tomorrow it will be official.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 21 2009 03:34 PM

Will he be able to wear that Mets yarmulke during the actual ceremony?

Valadius Aug 21 2009 03:38 PM

You can wear whatever kipah/yarmulke you want in synagogue. At least that's been my experience. So I'm going to guess yes. Congrats to MK, I know bar/bat mitzvahs are trying ordeals for 13-year-olds. Tell him to enjoy himself, especially at whatever's going on afterwards.

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 03:45 PM

BG - yes, that's the yalmuke he's planning on wearing tomorrow. Thanks Val. We're all looking forward to the Mets-themed reception :)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 21 2009 03:45 PM

Kong76 Aug 21 2009 04:22 PM

Hard to believe one of my favorite Mets' fans is Bar Mitzvah age. (where does one get their hands on one of those cool yarmulkes?)

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 05:03 PM

Internet shopping is a wonderful thing :)

Fman99 Aug 21 2009 08:35 PM

Mazel tov to MK! After meeting him briefly this year I can say that he is a fine young man. You should be proud of him MF.

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 08:54 PM

Thank you Fman. And yes, I am :)

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2009 09:08 PM

I got him a Boggle game.

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 09:21 PM

Because the kid boggles the mind?

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2009 09:41 PM

Seinfeld episode - (like from towards the end when they weren't very good anymore)

themetfairy Aug 21 2009 09:42 PM

Ah. The post-Larry David episodes didn't stick with me.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2009 09:56 PM

Elaine buys her boss's kid a 'Boggle' game for his BM because she thought she was being invited just to up the gift haul - so she retaliates by going for the cheapest thing she could think of.

Centerfield Aug 24 2009 08:16 AM

This is hard to believe. I can't believe he's already 13. Pretty soon he's going to be out picking up chicks with FMan. Congratulations metfairy. How was it?

themetfairy Aug 24 2009 08:31 AM

LOL CF :) It was lovely, thank you. MK really made us proud - he was composed and confident, and did a beautiful job with his prayers and Torah and Haftarah readings. He also enjoyed the hell out of his party - he entered the hall like he owned the place, high-fiving his friends and smiling from ear-to-ear. After all of the work and preparation, he truly enjoyed the moment and savored the day. I need to get my act together and finish sorting through all of the pictures (my friend, whom some of you confused for Ms. Met during the Blue Tarp Lounge game, took photos, with gorgeous supplemental photography supplied by dgw) so I can get my online album together and drop off my print picture order. I love the fact that I'll have our album in a week or so; my next door neighbor used a professional photographer last September for her son's Bar Mitzvah, and she STILL doesn't have her album! Anyway, here's how the kid looked on the Bimah after services. Although I don't think that kid is the operative word any more....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 24 2009 08:42 AM

Nice FB pics-- such a look of genuine satisfaction on boy-man's face. Most tov of mazels to Ross and the fam, madame. Also, the blue-and-orange yarmulkes... priceless (and surprisingly tasteful).

Edgy DC Aug 24 2009 09:00 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 24 2009 09:00 AM

See, this is what I would have done at my bar mitzvah. Well my pad is very messy I've got whiskers on my chin And I'm all hung up on music And I always play to win I ain't got no time for lovin' Cause my time is all used up Just to sit around creatin' All that groovy kind of stuff I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so! I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so! Well if I had my choice of matter I would rather be with cats All engrossed in mental chatter Moving where our minds are at And relating to each other Just how strong our wills can be I'm resisting all involvement With each groovy chick I see I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so! I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so! I got to keep my image While suspended from a throne That looks out upon a kingdom Full of people all unknown Who imagine I'm not human And my heart is made of stone I never had no problems 'Cuz my toilets trimmed with chrome I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so! I'm a man! Yes, I am! And I cant help but love you so!

themetfairy Aug 24 2009 09:00 AM

Thanks LWFS :) When we go all out on a color scheme, we go all out

smg58 Aug 24 2009 10:40 AM

Congrats on the bar mitzvah and I hope you're relaxing now.

themetfairy Aug 24 2009 11:54 AM

Thanks smg :) Not quite relaxing, but I will once I'm done editing the pictures so I can drop them off to get prints :)

soupcan Aug 24 2009 12:01 PM

Congrats to you and the the whole family fairy. We've got soupy jr.'s coming up in March and he's nervous as anything. I like the Mets yarmulke.

MFS62 Aug 24 2009 12:24 PM

Mazel tov! To both families. Later

themetfairy Aug 24 2009 12:45 PM

Thanks and best of luck soup. Let me know if you have any questions about the planning. Thanks 62 :)

dgwphotography Aug 24 2009 12:48 PM

The proud mom and dad with the world's most famous Met fan ;-) and showing off the coolest cuff links ever:

Vic Sage Aug 24 2009 03:29 PM

Of course, your not a man til you've drowned a broken heart in a keg of Shaefer, but still, congrats to all.

cooby Aug 24 2009 05:44 PM

Geez I didn't realize that was mosiac -- gorgeous! Both boys did a good job and indeed the party was a blast! PS Ross's classmates were better behaved than the other kid's :)

themetfairy Aug 24 2009 05:55 PM

LOL - I paid no attention to the other kid's friends :)

metsguyinmichigan Aug 26 2009 01:20 PM

Of course, wearing that Mets yarmulke put MK at great risk. You're lucky he didn't injure his hammy dancing, joining Beltran, Wright, Reyes, Delgado, Putz ect on the DL for the rest of the reception! Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing.

themetfairy Aug 26 2009 01:52 PM

Thanks michigan :)

G-Fafif Aug 28 2009 04:24 AM

Wherein the Bar Mitzvah Boy almost crosses path with Nolan Ryan...

themetfairy Aug 28 2009 07:54 AM

That was incredible Greg. Rarely has a Bar Mitzvah been chronicled in such glorious context. Thank you! FWIW, the other kid showed up at the first joint rehearsal wearing a Mets cap, so we knew that MK was in good company :)

Centerfield Aug 28 2009 08:05 AM

That's awesome. I am so inviting Greg to my Bar Mitzvah.

TheOldMole Sep 02 2009 08:57 AM Re: Becoming A Man

Wonderful pictures, wonderful event, wonderful kid, wonderful family.

themetfairy Sep 02 2009 08:58 AM Re: Becoming A Man

Thanks Mole :)

Kong76 Sep 02 2009 07:39 PM Re: Becoming A Man

G-F: My encounters with him these past few years demonstrate he was well on his way before last Saturday. That was a nice piece, G-F. I'm not sure how long I've known Ross, it's a long time now, he's always had a shine to him.

themetfairy Sep 02 2009 07:45 PM Re: Becoming A Man

Kase - you've known him as long as you've known me. And you met him when he was a month shy of his 4th birthday (Fenway Park, July 2000).

Kong76 Sep 02 2009 07:52 PM Re: Becoming A Man

I said it was a long time :-)

Lundy Sep 04 2009 07:12 PM Re: Becoming A Man

Haven't visited here in awhile....congrats!

themetfairy Sep 04 2009 10:54 PM Re: Becoming A Man

Thanks Lundy :)