Bubby’s Friends
The number of Bubby’s friends including all the people that have been met on trains, gyms, ferries, rafts, helicopters, walking and in passing on the road, on long plane rides and of course on large cruises.
1, 442,307
1 Hair blow, 10 nails done, 6 phone calls, a 30 min. walk, a 45 minutes class at the gym, 1 shower, 10 minutes of hair retouching, 8 types of makeup applicators, 7 more phone calls, checking her Bd. of Ed emails for summer school related emails in October because retention is the key to a happy retirement, getting dressed- and then telling Papa Judah that he is making her late and they must go.
Bubby getting ready for a wedding
A block away from his house- he dragged himself out for a social night and it was there that he met his future wife. Where is there?
Young Israel of Flatbush Dance
Bubby’s miraculous hack for keeping her newly Brooklyn blown hair- dry in the rain- Sorry if we don’t always want to walk with you
Shopping Bag
Bubby’s favorite game, that is the legacy hat she has passed down to her grandchildren….
Mah Jong
Founder of Nachas Unlimited and of course the second version of the monthly Kiddush club.
Milty Pfeiffer
A 90 minute walk from Clove Lake park where she parked her car, a 25 minute wait for the ferry, 30 minute ferry ride, hopping right downstairs to the train for the 40 minute ride uptown to the F train, a 75 minute train ride from NYC to Queens, 28 minutes to wait for the bus and a 52 minute bus ride to the corner of Lindberg St. ready to make the comment- “oh- it was nothing.”
Getting to West Hempstead via Public Transportation
Joyce and Yanki Fruchter were the Uber drivers to the following event where Bubby and Papa Judah got engaged.
Senior Dinner
Poor Miriam Moses is still trying to perfect Bubby’s most perfect, frozen, frosted _______ ____________ Cake
Duncan Hines
Bubby’s favorite activity on school vacations when she is flying solo
Standing on TKTS to see if maybe, there might possibly be a potential last minute ticket to the Broadway show that she has wanted to see forever.
Bubby’s friend- who never failed to call at bizarre hours of the night…..
Sheila Slominicki
Steam is already flowing through Papa Judah’s ears and the day has not yet started. Bubby begins her day at 7:30 because she must not be late to her “job: in the school that she no longer “really works in”. When the last bell rings, Papa Judah is calmly waiting outside ready to drive to the airport. Bubby says that she must go back to Staten Island to pack. When they get back to Staten island, her hair must be blown professionally and it will not be acceptable unless she walks there and back. Once she returns, after subtly making an “important” stop at the library, she checks her summer school emails in December, and then she tells Papa Judah that he is making her late and that they must go.
Making it to the Airport
The place where a funny photographer put a bride against a white wall in her white dress and it is there that all the magic began.
KIngsway Jewish Center
Never has Bubby ever made it from Teaneck to Staten Island without taking a road trip through ________________ A highlight of our childhood.
Newark airport
Bubby’s favorite part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Fine family memories for those who understand Bubby Time.
Santa Claus/Sanitation Department
Bubby’s new friends, who invite her to sit on the lawn with them and their 62 children but she excuses herself to go to the gym…..
Chassidish Neighbors (ladies only)
Bubby tells Papa Judah that she is going to meet him at the other end of the boat. At this point- he is already set up for failure. That is 1000 feet of distraction- She moves 10 feet and meets a party of 10 from Georgia, an hour later she knows the name of every extended family member and their spouses. She moves on and there is a FREE (well sort of) “Broadway” show that is calling her name. She ended up sitting at a table with a nice, young couple that she was giving her advice to about a healthy marriage and forgot to watch the show. She moves to the next room and there is an Art Auction where she meets an older Jewish Couple who happened to have met her on the train in 1971. They all walk together and after 200 feet, she bumps into one of her students that graduated her school in Brooklyn- after catching up on his entire life history she finally broke out in a run and found Papa Judah sleeping peacefully and happily on a bench.
A Typical Day on a Cruise Vacation
Papa Judah’s mantra that explains why he “misses” so many key pieces of information
I’m Deaf in one ear
New fact about Bubby that was recently revealed at the Pesach Seder- She is secretly waiting day after day for a talent scout to discover her for this particular talent
Singing
Bubby’s absolute favorite mode of transportation
Train, bus, raft, helicopter, camel, ferry, scooter and anything else that is less convenient than a car
The famous airport quandary where one spouse thought he was going to Newark and the other spouse who makes “Bubby Time” look good- knew her flight was leaving from JFK and famously said-” Your making me late ___________.”
Shloimie
A week and a half before any trip, Papa Judah takes out his suitcase and happily finds out that he was so efficient after their last trip that his bag was fully packed and ready to go.
Bubby is reminded the morning of departure that she must pack. She is out galavanting when she remembers that she needs a few more shopping items. She asks Papa Judah for directions and she is told by daddy that if she walks on the North side of the street, she will see a red star that turns towards the sunset, at which point she is supposed to turn to the Southeast side only to realize that she was actually walking in a complete square and the store was directly downstairs and that it was closing in 2 business days so she made it just in time to buy clothes for her trip that was now in two hours.
.Huh…..??????????????
The headgear that Papa Judah used to wear on the nights that mommy would come home from Weight Watchers
A Hockey Helmet
An unexpected fact about Bubby that she recently reminded us of when we were discussing Shaya’s learning how to park a car.
Bubby passed her Road test on the First Try…what????
Ba”h, Bubby’s favorite person in the entire world
Papa Judah