‘Today is your day, so get on your way’

The sun did not shine, it wasn’t too cold to play

So Jerry and his friends gathered in his dorm room

on that cold wintry day.

“No school” was declared in YU to the students’ glee

and of course a plan was hatched to drive up to Grossinger’s and ski

Jerry and four of his cronies crammed into his car

What could be better than hitting the slopes at the Big “G”

This was more exciting than learning gemarah, by far

And so it began, a fun day, innocently enough,

But what was to follow, turned out to be a little bit rough.

I do love Dr. Seuss, and as my husband Jerry told of yet another of his adventures, I pictured it as a page out of a Dr. Suess book.

It was a snowy, wintry day and school was canceled because teachers couldn’t make it in. Jerry and his friends, not knowing they would have the day off until they were up and dressed, decided instead of getting back into bed, they would find something to do. Jerry had the brainstorm idea of driving up to the Grossinger’s ski lodge. Makes sense right? Teachers can’t get to school from half an hour away but these guys were going to travel up to the Catskills on narrow, barely driven roads in snowy conditions. And what’s safer than cramming five guys into Jerry’s small Camaro sports car with mag wheels, for the journey?

And off they went.

They got to the lodge, picked up their rental ski equipment and headed toward the ski lift. It had stopped snowing by then and they enjoyed skiing, until the slopes closed for the day. Instead of heading back to the city, being they were exhausted and it started to snow again, it was time for another brainstorm; this time it came from one of Jerry’s friends. He figured the hotel would basically be empty since it was a Monday, in the dead of winter and winter break was over, who would care. They walked into the hotel to an obscure part and found a room that was vacated, but not yet cleaned. They entered, locked the doors and spent the night. They figured the room wasn’t made up yet so it was as if they were just a continuation of the guest who had just vacated.

Once morning arrived, another friend said.