April Was a Blur (With a Side of Sticky Hands)

How is it the last day of April already? It seems like only yesterday, my 8-year-old son was cutting several holes in my toothpaste, his April Fool’s joke on me. It’s a fantastic prank that is still affecting me today- I get sticky toothpaste on my hands almost daily. Well done, Noah.

It has been a whirlwind of a month for me. It started with a week-long trip to Houston for the BNI National Conference with several good friends— William Bolls, Realtor and Lic. Assoc. Real Estate Broker, Sherene Strausberg, Ann Brennan and Anastassia Vangraefschepe. BNI deserves a whole month’s newsletter dedicated to it.

On April 10th, the offer we made on a house was accepted! Yes, we are leaving Brooklyn and heading to the ‘burbs—Dobbs Ferry, Westchester. Again, that deserves its own post.

We had to get the home inspection done the very next day because we were heading to Florida for Passover on the 12th. It’s an annual visit to see my in-laws, that’s always fun and involves a lot of pool time with kids.

April 12th was also the 5th anniversary of my Dad’s passing. It’s crazy to me that it’s been 5 years already. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him. He was an extraordinary man that I modeled myself after, and I miss him dearly. His birthday is April 18th and he also passed on Easter Sunday so all three dates, quite frankly, suck.

I had my own birthday on the 20th and had a lovely brunch at home thanks to my amazing wife, Pamela Lewy. Pictured above, she made breakfast tacos, scones, French toast, Bloody Marys, and Mimosas. Absolutely fabulous. Afterwards, I took Noah to the Mets game, and they got us a win for my birthday! That marks Noah’s first IRL sports win. He’s 0-3 for the Islanders so far, and 1-2 now for the Mets.

After all of that, I got to see Machine Head at the Brooklyn Paramount last week. They’re one of my favorite bands of all time, and I make it a point to see them every time they come through NY. They never disappoint, and this year, I also got a guitar pick as a souvenir!

OK, I think I answered my original question. This was a busy, emotional month, and when I looked up, it was April 30th.  So here we are.

So, my question this month, dear readers, is how are YOU doing? Was April exceptionally busy for you, too?