A moment of brag

Please excuse the shameless display of pride in my man.

Can any of you guess which one he is? Hint: his name is not Grover:



And, this, from RNN TV. (For those of you not in the loop [I wasn't until today, so don't feel bad], Regional News Network is one of the largest independent TV broadcast stations in the country.)

Enjoy!

I*Gorman

I love I*Gorman.

Who is I*Gorman, you ask?

I*Gorman is the best jewelery shop in town. Bar none. Ask anyone who's shopped there before and they'll agree. You walk into I*Gorman and all you get in friendly, personable, understanding service. They don't try to pressure you into a purchase and they have patience you'll never see in professional sales.

I*Gorman is a family-run business. They sell absolutely gorgeous jewelery, pieces from designers you won't find in many other stores. They are unique, special, one-of-a-kind, simple yet elegant. And beautiful. We've already bought three pieces from them: the necklace you see here and our wedding bands. When the day calls for a special gift to someone special, I will buy from them again.

After leaving the Social Security Administration offices this afternoon, I realized I was one block from I*Gorman; one of the coils on my necklace was fraying, so why get it fixed? I stopped in and immediately was welcomed by Nicole Gorman. I showed her the necklace and without even a blink of an eye, she said that she'll check to see if the necklace was in stock and would replace it for me right away. While I was waiting, she offered to clean my rings and necklace pendant.

I*Gorman has a very simple satisfaction guarantee: if you bought it from them, and it broke, regardless of fault, they will replace it, for the lifetime of the product. No ands, ifs, or buts. No one asked me how the coil frayed or when we bought it. They replaced it, brand new, simple as that. Can it get any better?

I've already recommended to a handful of people to go there. 95% of them have ended up buying something. Two haven't: one who found an engagement ring cheaper someone else (and when you're buying a diamond, you go for quality and price over everything else, so that's understandable), and the other, who just hasn't yet gone in; but he will, I know for sure. Regardless of reason though, all of them only have good things to say.

So next time you are in the market to buy something special for that special someone, or even to indulge yourself in something new and unique, go to I*Gorman. I'm not getting any kickbacks (though I probably should!) for this; it's just the simple truth: shopping for beautiful jewelery has never been easier. And you'll never stop hearing the compliments from others marveling at that new piece you've got on; it's been over a year, and I still get compliments on my necklace.

It's official

I'm officially Elanit Zina Rothschild Jakabovics.

You can call me Elanit Jakabovics for short.

It only took me approximately 9 months 9 days 4 hours.

Yes, some of you are thinking it, so I'll just say it: I could have had a baby in the time it took me to change my name. Luckily for everyone, I just changed my name. :) Everything in it's own time, folks.

Do I feel different? A little, I guess. Identity issues, aside, it just takes getting used to. For the last 9 months, I've continued to introduce myself as Elanit Rothschild, both socially and professionally. Not for any reason except that's what flows off my tongue without even thinking about it. On Friday night, knowing I would have to introduce myself to the scholar-in-residence at synagogue, I collected myself and reminded my brain that I was Elanit Jakabovics and I should say that. And I did.

I always feel bad afterwards, especially when my husband is standing right near me, though he says it doesn't bother him. While I do believe him, it still is a bit awkward. He understands the process and difficulties involved, I'm sure. I just need to try harder.