So I just got back from a fun week and a half “up North” seeing our new home, taking a mini “babymoon” and going to James’ cousin’s wedding on Long Island, NY.
I flew up on Thursday and James picked me up from the Newark airport and drove me down my first trip on the Turnpike. I have to say, its not exactly the BEST first impression of New Jersey…. smoke stacks and factories and smoke and smells…..we drive the same way Tony Soprano does in the opening sequence. However, the industry quickly gives way to greenery and by the time we get off the turnpike I see that New Jersey lives up to its title as the Garden State.
We spent a night in E. Brunswick and the next day got on the road and headed to the Joisey Sho-ah – Wildwood Crest. Interestingly, this is RIGHT NEXT to Cape May, which is the site of my boot camp for the Coast Guard. I hear Cape May is nice, but it gives me the heebie jeebies and makes me feel like I should be doing pushups or something. But – Wildwood Crest was actually quite nice – reminded us a lot of Destin in many ways. The beach wasn’t quite as white, but it was VERY LONG (as in distance from hotels to ocean, at least 3 times longer than the beaches in Florida.) Lots of people. There was a fun boardwalk which we strolled down and watched all the teenagers getting into and out of trouble. Spent the day by the pool (the beach just wasn’t working for me and my poor back and tiny bladder at this point) but got some good relaxation in. Before we knew it, it was Sunday and time to drive back to our soon-to-be home.
The next 3 days were a whirlwind of househunting. New houses, old houses, big houses, small houses. All in all we probably saw around 30 houses. We finally narrowed it down to our top 4 and put an offer on the first – a very large house that was slightly out of our price range with “desperate” sellers. Well we decided to test how desperate they were by putting in a SUPER low offer – hoping they would go for it. Unfortunately, they weren’t as desperate as we had heard, so we went to our 2nd choice house. However, this house, while a little smaller (though still quite big for us!) was in much better shape and was very cute. It just needed a master bath put into it. Well – after intense negotiations, we all agreed and we are under contract!!
Our new home in Sayreville, New Jersey
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