STORIES OF OLD

This morning on the way to work I was able to speak with my very good friend Judy.
I am not sure if I have ever mentioned Judy before on my blog but if you know me then you must know more about Judy – my adoptive aunt.

Judy is the one lady that should have been my aunt but for some reason wasn’t – she acts like my other aunts in all way, including her strong opinions. I first met Judy at Mimi’s Café in Long Beach over three years ago. Judy would often come in with her family and sit in different peoples section. Her food orders (and her family) excluding her husband, were extremely picky and I never wanted wait on her – EVER. For one reason or another I ended up waiting on her and the fam, and while I didn’t particularly like the way they crafted the menu into their own kitchen there wasn’t something about the family that attracted me to them, wanting to get to know them more!

Over the next three years Judy and I would get to know about each others families and discovered that we had much in common, even though we were generations and decades a part in age. Both of our moms had passed and we shared the same religions: Judaism. Since I have left Mimi’s over a year ago we still talk a few times a month and get together for breakfast…every time I see Judy I never know what is going to happen at brunch – she is a riot, even though she doesn’t mean to be!

What I love most about Judy is her honesty and she is approachable. There is nothing I cannot share with Judy. From boyfriends to porn stars, she knows it all and accepts it (and if she doesn’t, she sure lies well!)


So this morning on the way to work I decided to give her a call and thankfully she answered! We gossiped about a bunch of stuff and then she told me how in the next week or two she is going to Disneyland with her family – again I was so envious that not only was she going to The Happiest Place on Earth but she was also going to Club 33. If you are not aware of what Club 33 is at Disneyland, Google it or paste the following website into your browser! (www.disneylandclub33.com )The only word that comes to mind when I think of Club 33 is Historically Enchanting!

Judy then went on to tell me about her first experiences at Disneyland when she was a little girl. She remembers it as if it was memory in her eyes. Describing all the attractions that were there and the attractions that had not been built yet, Judy was so detailed in her descriptions even telling me about a particular exhibit called The House of the Future (top of page) and the fortune telling the attraction did. She specifically remembers the cast of the House describing that in the future the world will be able to cook a potato in eight minutes in contraption. Judy was unsure of what they called it but we call it the microwave! She also explained that they made reference that in the future people would create furniture out of plastic which we used to see a lot in 80’s/90’s décor!

FASCINATING, I love stories of old!!