So right after we got back from our amazing surprise trip to Atlanta, we had only 30 hours until our departure to White Oak, PA where my bud, Nachum and his family, lives. This was not a spontaneous trip like the one to Atlanta, but had been planned in advance along with Nachums brother, Shabsy.
What Esther and I did was drive out to Passaic and leave our car there, so that on the way back, Shabsy and family could go straight to the mountains (where they would be the shabbos after Shavuous) without having to drop us off in the city. Great move!
By the time all was said and done, we had left Passaic at midnight and drove through the night (alternating drivers and making necessary stops) and got to White Oak (Pittsburgh suburb) at 6 am. we waited around for shacharis, got a minyan, and then slept for most of the day.
We were so happy to see Nachum along with his awesome wife and 6 kids! woo hoo!
Esther and I were setup by a nearby neighbor who gave a us a room which was freezing cold (awesome), dark, and could hear no noise. we poofed like the rebbe!
I don’t know if it was because I am getting old or because of the all night car ride, but at 2:30 am the first night - I was bombed and walked home to go to sleep. At least I was up for shacharis the next morning.
The rest of yom tov was the same : Eat amazing food, Sing amazing songs, Sleep amazing sleep, daven, learn – then start all over again. Of course, there was plenty of shmoozing and catching up done.
We left White Oak around 11-ish that night and drove to Passaic. We got there around 5:50 am and made our way out to Far Rockaway. Esther slept for an hour before going to work. I forgot what i did.
Thank you Nachum and Family for the amazing time we had.. lets do it next year in Jerusalem!
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