This weekend was spent calling people telling and inviting them over for Passover.  We promised last year that we would host at our house this year — I didn’t know then that my mikveh and conversion ceremony would be the day before passover.  Well, most everyone forgot about the passover invite.  So, we ended up calling everyone and letting them know what was going on.  I had talked about coverting with everyone 2 or 3 years ago — but really hadn’t mentioned it since except for talking about my classes, the temple etc.   And, I have to admit that I’m personally torn between keeping this on the down low so I can just blend in or proudly letting people know what’s up.  Still, if someone who is not Jewish and not close were to ask me what’s up with me — I think it would be way geeky to blurt out — I’m converting to Judasim on April 18th :)  People (outside of Utah where I grew up) just don’t talk about religion much in every day conversation.

My family’s reaction was supportive to the extreme — OK — we’ll come — when do you want us there?  Can we babysit when you are at the mikveh?

DH’s mom (in about a 30 second time frame)

- Oh this is surprise…

- Well, actually, I heard rumors…

- Meredith’s Mom actually told me a while ago — but  I wasn’t quite sure how to bring it up.  Can I come to the mikveh?

Which, all in all, is a good repsonse..  DH’s family is not terribly religious so I think my converting scares them — it is so much more religiously Jewish than they are.  

DH’s Dad

Oh, you can actually convert?

My dearest friend (who is both very secular and very Jewish)

Cool.  I knew you’d get around to it eventually.  You need to be what you are. I’m so happy for you.

So, there you go… now, I  need to get started cleaning and planning, Passover is comng soon