Happy Mother's Day From The Bayport Bubble

It's Mother's Day in the Bayport Bubble! Beautiful sunny day but windy. The town was busy yesterday with everyone doing their last minute shopping at CVS, Bayport Flowers and Daisy Gardens. Have a great day Moms! =)

The Beginning Of The Bayport Bubble

The land that is now Bayport, in the southeast corner of Islip Town, was part of Brookhaven Town between 1666 and 1697. That year, William Nicoll, the Islip Town founder, who had made his first land purchases from the Secatogue Indians four years earlier, added the future Bayport to his holdings. After the Revolution, William Nicoll IV, seeking money to pay debts, sold off what would be about two-thirds of southern Bayport to Jeremiah Terry and Gersham Hawkins. The Bayport Heritage Association recognizes Dec. 16, 1786, the date of the Terry deed, as the hamlet's founding date.

If It's Free, It's For Me - Baby And Kid Classes At The Library

Anything free that you can do with your kids is beyond terrific! I have been enrolling them in The Bayport-Blue Point Library Classes since they were babies. My son when he was five months old and my daughter when she was three months old. The classes start at three months and go all the up to teens. The classes are the same activities same that they do in The Mommy & Me classes that you have to pay for. And the big plus for me is that I get to meet other kids that will go to school with my kids. I also meet other moms, dads, grandparents and babysitters.

Since these classes are of no cost, when it is time to register you must get there at least 45 minutes before they open the doors. There is a Bayport Bubble Urban Legend that there is one guy gets there at 6:30am! I get there about 9:15am to stand in line till 9:45am to register for the classes I want. I know this turns a lot of people off, but for two months of classes that are about one hour each and free - I can stand in line for one hour. There is a lot of variety of classes - my son is very excited about The Space class coming up. Stand in line and have some fun with your kids!!! =)

Here's their website - http://bprt.suffolk.lib.ny.us/

Do You Think You Can Dance? Doesn't Matter With Zumba

I have been taking Zumba Classes at The Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center in Blue Point for the past month and just signed up for another month. I love Zumba!!! It is one of the best work outs I have ever gotten - not that I work out that much. The class is done by Bobbi Ann and she is a great instructor. She keeps your energy up and she has lots of fun. My body feels so good and that feeling lasts even a few days after! Check out her web site ZumbaWithBobbiAnn.Com

Zumba combines dancing, aerobics and some funky moves. Don't worry if you cannot dance or are not coordinated - like me - Bobbi Ann is very easy to follow and gets you moving. You are going to burn up to 500 calories in one class and I believe it. The classes are on Friday nights and costs $30 for four - one hour sessions. ZUMBA!!!

Corey Beach

Went to Corey Beach in Blue Point this afternoon. Love that beach! They recently put in a brand new playground. One side is for older kids and the other side for younger ones. It was nice to sit on the beach and smell the salt air and watch the kids play and make sandcastles. Since I live in the Town of Islip - come Memorial Day we no longer are able to go to Corey Beach because it is a Town of Brookhaven beach. It is our Spring and Fall Beach! =)

The Bayport Bubble

I figured out one of the things I can blog about - The Bayport Bubble. The Bayport Bubble is what I call my hometown of Bayport, New York. Once you are here you cannot leave and if you do leave you always want to come back. Bayport is on the south shore of Long Island. Stay tune for more info on The Bayport Bubble.
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Whiskey Ed Says - Don't Drink The Water!

I have been signing up to receive emails from stores I usually shop at - even very local ones now have web sites. I go to Houdek's Spirit Shop since it is in the Bayport Bubble. I still call it Whiskey Ed's - what it was called when I was growing up - I think. There use to be a sign up front with a little boy peeing into a pond that said "Whiskey Ed says Don't Drink The Water".

The last time I was there, I noticed they had an email sign up at the register and I signed up. They emailed me a 10% off coupon. Then yesterday afternoon I checked my emails and there was one from Houdek's that said they were having a free wine tasting that day. Aunt Nette and Aunt Stevie said they would go with me. I needed to go anyways because of an Absolute Pear coupon I had. So we went and sampled some delicious wines from Osprey's Dominion in Peconic. Yum!

Check out your local stores online and see what kind of deals and coupons you can get.

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