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escaped from NJ · 04-25-2007, 09:43 PM

Really, NJ isn't THAT bad. It's just when we start heading for the lake, I do feel like we escaped! And when I needed a name for the forum, it just came to me because reading the forum helps me to "escape".

Having had just a few years of time at Lake Winnipesaukee, it is fasinating to hear all of your histories. Here's mine.... My parents had a cottage on a small lake in Ohio (Atwood Lake) and I got the "lake bug" from spending every summer weekend there over my entire childhood....no TV, no phone, no dishwasher and six kids in a small two bedroom cottage my dad bought in 1956 for $5000. He installed a bathroom and got rid of the outhouse before I was old enough to remember!

When I first brought my husband to visit my parents' cottage, I must have spoken about it with such pride and happiness that he was somewhat shocked at how tiny and modest it was. Even though by then I was in my late 30's, I never noticed how small it was until he pointed it out.

To anyone who managed to buy a place before their family was grown, I salute your brilliance. There is nothing better to install family values and closeness. In retrospect, I wish I had raised my kids in a tiny house and bought our cottage while they were still young.

Owning a cottage on a lake was always a goal of mine but it took over twenty years to save enough. We started looking for our dream about 7 years ago. My husband had spent two days at Winnepesaukee about 10 years ago and kept telling me I had to see it before we bought somewhere else. I insisted it was way too far away and resisted going to see it for years. Finally, he planned a weekend and "unfairly" put together the most romantic weekend at Church Landing that he could. I never told him this, but he could have saved a bundle and we could have just pitched a tent cause I was "sold" the moment we drove into Meredith when I saw the lake.

We looked for two years and in 2005, found our dream cottage on Little Bear Island. We both feel it's better than anything we ever dreamed it could be.

Thanks to all the contributors to the forum for making our adjustment easy and quick and allowing me to "escape" November to April.

04-25-2007, 09:43 PM	#62
escaped from NJ Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 44 Thanks: 59 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	This thread provides a whole new perspective on contributors to the forum Really, NJ isn't THAT bad. It's just when we start heading for the lake, I do feel like we escaped! And when I needed a name for the forum, it just came to me because reading the forum helps me to "escape". Having had just a few years of time at Lake Winnipesaukee, it is fasinating to hear all of your histories. Here's mine.... My parents had a cottage on a small lake in Ohio (Atwood Lake) and I got the "lake bug" from spending every summer weekend there over my entire childhood....no TV, no phone, no dishwasher and six kids in a small two bedroom cottage my dad bought in 1956 for $5000. He installed a bathroom and got rid of the outhouse before I was old enough to remember! When I first brought my husband to visit my parents' cottage, I must have spoken about it with such pride and happiness that he was somewhat shocked at how tiny and modest it was. Even though by then I was in my late 30's, I never noticed how small it was until he pointed it out. To anyone who managed to buy a place before their family was grown, I salute your brilliance. There is nothing better to install family values and closeness. In retrospect, I wish I had raised my kids in a tiny house and bought our cottage while they were still young. Owning a cottage on a lake was always a goal of mine but it took over twenty years to save enough. We started looking for our dream about 7 years ago. My husband had spent two days at Winnepesaukee about 10 years ago and kept telling me I had to see it before we bought somewhere else. I insisted it was way too far away and resisted going to see it for years. Finally, he planned a weekend and "unfairly" put together the most romantic weekend at Church Landing that he could. I never told him this, but he could have saved a bundle and we could have just pitched a tent cause I was "sold" the moment we drove into Meredith when I saw the lake. We looked for two years and in 2005, found our dream cottage on Little Bear Island. We both feel it's better than anything we ever dreamed it could be. Thanks to all the contributors to the forum for making our adjustment easy and quick and allowing me to "escape" November to April.