Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?

Answer: because on this night, I wore shoes!

It's been a strange Passover thus far. Usually, there is a frenzy of cooking, cleaning, turning the kitchen over to be kosher for Passover way in advance, and going to the grocery store every single day. We had planned to be with my in-laws for the seders and then with my family for the last days of the holiday, but instead, here we are in our house. In that way, this day is just like all other days.

This is my question pose.

Anyway. I usually love the seder because I can make everyone listen to me talk about Judaism and read to them from the Talmud and stuff, and THEY CAN'T STOP ME!! (evil laugh.) I got to do some of that at home, but my husband Y. is happy to have me do those things so I feel less like I am forcing him and somehow that is less fun? Maybe there is something wrong with me.

Anyway. We don't use electricity on Shabbat and holidays, but luckily my family started their (virtual) seder almost an hour and half before the holiday officially began, so we got to join them for the beginning. Y. has a projector that he is obsessed with, so he set it up and we projected the seder on the wall. In this way, it WAS different from all other nights. (See what I'm doing here?)

The view from another station at the seder.

You might notice there are three seats at our table, instead of two. Did we have a clandestine seder guest??? No, we set an extra setting to remember the people who were alone, and who we wished we could have at our table. Although over the course of the three days of the holiday (first two days of Passover + Shabbat), our poor invisible guest found that her silverware was increasingly invisible as well. Sorry, invisible friend.

This was the set-up at our pre-seder. You will notice that people are projected on the wall because we are fancy.

There's a tradition to wear new clothes for holidays, and also, because Passover often comes at the start of warmer weather, more or less, it's an excuse for new dresses. I did not buy a new dress this year, but I DID have this one, which I had been wanting to wear but it was winter and then we stopped leaving the house. It's from Boden, but I got it at Century 21, where apparently they have things from Boden at about 50% off! Too bad stores are closed forever now.

We are already drowning in hair and we're only a month in so it will be interested to see how this will end.

I was worried it would be a bit much when I first saw it, with the ruffles in front, and the belled cuffs, but I think it just works. The busy pattern actually hides some of the details, which makes them less overpowering. I paired it with a fascinator (my first fancy hat in many weeks) and plain sandals. I vaguely thought about putting on heels, but I have limits, people.

So that's the story of our seders. If you celebrated Passover or Easter, how did it go? Did you wear pretty clothes, even though you stayed home?

Until next time!

Dress: Boden, via Century 21 (still in stock in some sizes in black, or similar here)
Sandals: Born (similar here)
Hat: Bella's Hats and Fascinators (she usually does pop ups, but she's taking online orders now. Her stuff isn't cheap, but it is beautiful.)