yom kippur

well, this is my first post ever, and i am a little intimidated to begin writing about myself, but you gotta start somewhere. so i'll start with today: Yom Kippur. i'm not jewish, but my husband is, so he is fasting today, and at temple right now. it's interesting being married to a jew. firstly, everyone assumes i am going to start observing all the customs that HE does, even though i am not religious and never have been. but somehow, when i married, people seemed to believe i would start. co-workers have said "what are you doing here today?" and it seems so odd to me. not that i would MIND having a few extra holidays!
i know we'll also have challenges in the future because we have a son. trying to decide how to walk the line of respecting both of our upbringings is difficult. i do understand why people believe it doesn't work because there have been stand-offs between us, but we have eventually managed to come up with a compromise.