Our Cherished Friends from Israel

Joel, Colette, and Harland Alaska 2009

Rita, Colette & Harland Alaska 2009

When we first got a computer nearly 15 years ago, I would guess. Rita and I met each other. We both graduated from Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale, New Jersey. We have e-mailed back and forth all this time. Joel and Rita live on Kibbutz Urim in Israel. I received a call that they were coming to visit. They arrived at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska in warm coats with 2 suitcases. I met them at the airport and recognized my dear friends immediately. This was such a wonderful visit. We went out to eat, thrift store shopped, and talked as if we had known each other forever. They brought a special joy to our lives. I cannot describe how much fun we had with them. Now I want to visit them Israel. These pictures were taken in our back yard in Wasilla, Alaska. We love these special friends very much. These are moments that will be remebered always. We have been truly blessed.