Back home.....and not happy about it.

glennsteely · 10-23-2013, 12:22 AM

Well, it was a great, extra long weekend up in NH. Our first trip up this year, but more importantly.....our first trip of more than one night....WITHOUT ANY KIDS!!! We ate relaxing meals, drank too much wine, enjoyed each others company. Took long walks, slept late in the morning, watched what WE wanted on t.v......How do you enjoy your alone time in NH if you are from out of state?

So, we drove 8 hours home today, NH to NJ, arriving at our door at around 4pm.....I unpacked the car, took a shower, ate a sandwich and went to bed. I slept 3 1/2 - 4 hours, and now I am sitting at my desk, working a 11 to 7am shift. Somehow, tonight just doesn't add up to last night, when we were hundreds of miles away, cuddled up for our last night......at The Lake.

ghfromaltonbay · 10-23-2013, 08:23 PM

We left NH for NJ on Oct. 1st, and I'm already counting the days till my next visit in Feb. I don't envy your ride all the way to Pitman. At least we're only 5.5 hours from Alton Bay.

Diver Vince · 10-24-2013, 08:40 AM

We left NJ for NH over a year ago and certainly have no regrets on permanently leaving the garden state.

BaileyBecca · 10-24-2013, 09:14 AM

Getting ready to head up to NH from Mays Landing, NJ. exit 44 GSP. The ride there is always quick but the ride home is so long... Hope to soon leave NJ for the last time and call Lakes Region Home!

glennsteely · 10-25-2013, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BAILEYBECCA

Getting ready to head up to NH from Mays Landing, NJ. exit 44 GSP. The ride there is always quick but the ride home is so long... Hope to soon leave NJ for the last time and call Lakes Region Home!

BAILEYBECCA....

We are almost neighbors.....we are from Pitman, right next to Glassboro....just a short hop up 322 from you. In fact, my brothers construction company built a lot of homes in Mays Landing....Victoria Point and Victoria's Estates....there was another one back there, cant remember the name, maybe Victoria's Gardens?? Oh well.....I can only dream of moving up there some day, as of now. We used to own a cottage on Spindle Point, but it's gone now. Long gone.....

BaileyBecca · 10-25-2013, 05:49 AM

Glensteely,

I'm originally from Northfield, NJ. My NH visits started as an infant when we would spend our summers in Moultonboro at Tanglewood Shores. My wife and I dont visit as often as we would like but we always look forward to it.

Yes we too hope to retire near the lake soon.

Nice to "meet" you. This website is a nice vacation for our memories...

10-23-2013, 12:22 AM	#1
glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Back home.....and not happy about it. Well, it was a great, extra long weekend up in NH. Our first trip up this year, but more importantly.....our first trip of more than one night....WITHOUT ANY KIDS!!! We ate relaxing meals, drank too much wine, enjoyed each others company. Took long walks, slept late in the morning, watched what WE wanted on t.v......How do you enjoy your alone time in NH if you are from out of state? So, we drove 8 hours home today, NH to NJ, arriving at our door at around 4pm.....I unpacked the car, took a shower, ate a sandwich and went to bed. I slept 3 1/2 - 4 hours, and now I am sitting at my desk, working a 11 to 7am shift. Somehow, tonight just doesn't add up to last night, when we were hundreds of miles away, cuddled up for our last night......at The Lake. __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

10-23-2013, 08:23 PM	#2
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 827 Thanks: 255 Thanked 225 Times in 131 Posts	I feel your pain We left NH for NJ on Oct. 1st, and I'm already counting the days till my next visit in Feb. I don't envy your ride all the way to Pitman. At least we're only 5.5 hours from Alton Bay.

10-24-2013, 09:14 AM	#4
BaileyBecca Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mayslanding, NJ and Tanglewood Shores Posts: 213 Thanks: 442 Thanked 74 Times in 26 Posts	Getting ready to head up to NH from Mays Landing, NJ. exit 44 GSP. The ride there is always quick but the ride home is so long... Hope to soon leave NJ for the last time and call Lakes Region Home! __________________ BaileyBecca

10-25-2013, 05:49 AM	#6
BaileyBecca Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mayslanding, NJ and Tanglewood Shores Posts: 213 Thanks: 442 Thanked 74 Times in 26 Posts	Glensteely, I'm originally from Northfield, NJ. My NH visits started as an infant when we would spend our summers in Moultonboro at Tanglewood Shores. My wife and I dont visit as often as we would like but we always look forward to it. Yes we too hope to retire near the lake soon. Nice to "meet" you. This website is a nice vacation for our memories... __________________ BaileyBecca

10-24-2013, 08:40 AM	#3
Diver Vince Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bonaire Dutch Caribbean and Gilford NH Posts: 103 Thanks: 31 Thanked 27 Times in 17 Posts	We left NJ for NH over a year ago and certainly have no regrets on permanently leaving the garden state.