<p>dig, we kvell with you!!</p>
<p>I had to look that one up. I like this quote:</p>
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There's a Jewish word, "kvell," which is hard to interpret into English. The closest I come to it is, beaming with pride and enjoyment. It's what we feel when we witness our children being honored by their peers, or when our grandchildren are named the best in what they do. I think the most fortunate of people are those who were able to kvell the most; who have enjoyed not only the lives of their offspring, but their own as well.
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<p>Seems like the perfect word for the occasion!</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>congrats. enjoy</p>
<p>My son won a national competition last year as a tenth grader, and along with it, a four year college scholarship. Was totally unexpected because he was relatively young in the competition. My husband, bursting with pride, went out and bought him two gifts: a Waterford eagle and a Rocky poster. We had a family party with a decorated cake, and then he had to turn in and start catching up on missed school work!</p>
<p>"Kvell" is indeed a kewl word.</p>
<p>I'll be applying SCEA to Stanford this year, and if I get in (no guarantees of course), I want to intercept the acceptance letter (not hard to do) and go up to Stanford right away (I live in San Jose), and buy a bunch of Stanford gear for my family. Then, on Christmas, I'll say something about always wanting the stuff from the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," but only being able to afford the stuff for the first day. As I lead them outside (where we actually have a pear tree), I'll say that partridges were extremely hard to come by, so they'll have to settle for a CARDINAL. When they get to the tree, there'll be a fake cardinal, along with a card of some Stanford landmark with the words written inside, "Need I say more? Merry Christmas!" Then I'll give them the Stanford stuff and the $160 deposit. Maybe I could get a neighbor to take a picture of the "moment" or let my brother in on the plan. </p>
<p><em>sighs</em> Well, at least there's a 20% chance it'll happen. It's fun to dream.</p>
<p>Digmedia...congratulations to your son! </p>
<p>My opinion....you can kvell in all sorts of ways. The main thing is to kvell. And sometimes the best kvell is free. </p>
<p>Enjoy...
Susan</p>
<p>Avalon - what a nice plan. And, if those who believe in the power of visualization for achieving your goals, you have the power!</p>
<p>A quick update on my original question about celebrating a very competitive acceptance: we did a quiet family night out to the Melting Pot restaurant for fondue (one of S's favorite meals). It's a chain, but an upscale chain (their place here in Colorado Springs - in the basement of a downtown building - is beautiful). The celebration part? We opted for the $28 dark chocolate fondue dessert. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......</p>
<p>hey dig,</p>
<p>WOW!! That sounds like quite the celebration! That reminds me of these really cool chocolate fountains that my daughters fell in love with when they saw one at a little boutique. I'm glad that your son had an enjoyable night out to celebrate this huge accomplishment. I missed this the first time around, but I wanted to send a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to your son. I hope he is as proud of himself as you are of him! :)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>Digi, in this household the line of dialogue would be: "Fondue? I'm fondue you, too."</p>
<p>The dad-
Do you do that with the word "tissue" too?? "Tissue? I don't even know you." (groan..)</p>
<p>...or "My love, I would never dessert you"...</p>
<p>(Sorry, I just had to get that one off my chest).</p>
<p>optimizerdad, so has your daughter heard from her other MD/PhD schools?</p>
<p>I never thought about it, Jym. I guess 'cause we use the word "kleenex" without the "Tm."</p>
<p>However, not knowing someone isn't sufficient grounds for declining, assuming a guy is broad minded.</p>
<p>TD-</p>
<p>Aren't we just the hippest bunch of old geezers??? You are sooo open minded :)</p>
<p>damn my parents didnt give a damn.....</p>
<p>Achat:
Yes, she has (he says, bursting with parentaLpride) - I was trying to hold back till she heard from all of them, and had made her decision.</p>
<p>However, since you asked :) - she got into Northwestern and UIC also, after her first acceptance at U.Maryland. She's waiting to hear from UCLA, U of Chicago and U.Virginia before she makes up her mind. But hey, Northwestern is a <em>great</em> school - her mom & I are thrilled she got in. They seemed to really want her, too - they told her about her acceptance just 3 days after her interview.</p>
<p>We'll wait with all the other CC parents for April to roll in, and celebrate her final decision here - how's that?</p>
<p>Wow, optimizerdad, 3 for 3! Congrats!! Now, you can't be sick in your household. You have a doctor and a scientist!! :)</p>