I'm getting confused! (Nashua, Concord, Laconia: living in, cabin, moving to)

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by JMishy

My family moved here to NH when I was 8. I've pretty much grown up here my entire life and now live here with my family. We live in the Mount Washington Valley.

JMishy - Okay, that's one thing that confuses me! What exactly constitutes the Mount Washington Valley? When we first moved to Littleton, I was told we were considered the "Upper Valley"....then someone else told me that we are actually the "Upper Upper Valley" - I still haven't figured out what we are!

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by NH2008

My family is in NH and I grew up spending all my vacations there. Found CD when DH and I were hoping to relocate to NH. We are unhappy CA residents... We have spent so much time looking at real estate, checking out various towns etc but have now put plans on hold until we see what happens with our business. Ultimately, I don't know if we'll move to NH or have to move elsewhere for more career opportunity, but we'll always have the goal of ending up in NH eventually. We spend at least a month there every summer so the kids can have a taste of the country. Our family's near North Conway.

NH2008 - I'm sorry you're an unhappy CA resident. I had a friend who lived in Silver Spring, MD his whole life. He met a gal from southern CA and after a few years moved out there and married her, but he never really got acclimated. After 4 years, he and his wife agreed to a divorce - she wouldn't leave CA and he just couldn't take it there anymore They were able to remain friends after the divorce and still visit each other, though, so I guess that's a plus.

I hope you find a place where you are happy!

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by LACarole

I live in southeastern Louisiana, right outside Baton Rouge. We are going to definitely be relocating to NH in 3 years when my husband retires. We aren't sure exactly where / what town yet, but plan on making several trips over the next years to decide for sure which town / area is for us. Our daughter has her heart set on attending Dartmouth, but we'll have to wait and see. Also, I'm gathering information but I'm also here to just chat b/c I feel like I've gotten to know several people on here and really enjoy visiting and teasing back and forth with them. It has become part of my daily ritual to get onlline and check on my 'friends'.

LACarole - So....are you saying you're also addicted to the forum?????

My husband was retired from IBM (well, kinda forced into retirement, as his job was off-shored) when we moved and our kids were grown with families of their own. He went from being an IBM-er for 26 years to being a furniture maker now and really enjoys working with his hands. Good luck to your daughter for Dartmouth!

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by dzmjp

Hey! I'm here for relocation..and just to meet some great people! : I'm was born and brought up in Northern NJ... moved across country to Northeast WA state in 2005. We have a fabulous 2 yr old daughter and we are trying to move closer to family... but not give up the country living that we have now

Our 2nd trip is in OCTOBER!! We can't wait... I think...we will see after our visit, that somewhere along the I-89 route is for us... depending on what we can find for jobs!

Nice to meet everyone!

dzmjp - Good luck in your quest!

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by Cindy, CA

Grew up in So Cal but spent my summers in Maine visiting our very large family there (parents moved out here for better job opportunities). Lived in Maine from 95-98 when I returned to CA to take care of some real estate and ended up marrying my best friend.

Now have 4 small children (ages 5yr to 11 months) and are looking to make the move the NH in about 4 years. If the real estate market picks up before then and DH can find a job, we will move sooner.

I am a NE girl at heart and always will be. It will be so nice to be close to family.

Don't know which area we will ultimately end up in but I have faith it will all work out great. We can't wait to get home.

Hey- I just realized I have my second green bar-WOW I am so excited
PS: Thank you to everyone for your warm welcome to the NH board. You have all been so great!!!

Hi Cindy - If I haven't welcomed you to the NH board yet - Welcome! I bet you have your hands full with your children! When we moved, we were lucky in that we only had to be concerned about each other, not moving with children as well We were also lucky in that I was able to bring my job with me, so to speak, and we rented in NY, so we didn't have to worry about selling a house first

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by maxxoccupancy

I remember that there was a big discussion in some legislative committee as to why so many young people were leaving the state of New Hampshire. Of course, being a young person, it's obvious. The Live Free or Die state has more restrictions on personal freedom (bars close at 1am, no strip clubs, no gambling, etc...) than most states, and there's just not much to do (museums, amusement parks, zoos, clubs, etc) because all of the 18-35 year olds who frequent those things have gone to other states.

There are a lot of benefits to living here, but there are still plenty of restrictions on the books, and we need more folks to show up in the legislature (and town hall meetings) to let these guys no that more restrictions are causing more problems than they're worth.

Hi maxxoccupancy - I don't get into any "political" type discussions, but I will say that while I can understand wanting to have more to do as a young person, you also have to be careful as to what those things are and what some things tend to "bring into" an area, especially bars open later, strip clubs and gambling. I saw the area of NY where I lived (which was not a city by any means) pretty much go downhill as more of the above-mentioned things were brought into the area - more shootings and stabbings, more drug activity, more crime, home invasions, etc., so be careful what you "wish" for.

[jthibodeau]

Born here, raised here and still here.........

[DareToDream]

Originally Posted by jthibodeau

Born here, raised here and still here.........

And we on the forum are glad you are, with your very informative postings!

[GregW]

I have lived in NH for 26 years. I was a child in the country west of Albany, NY until I went to 'Nam in the Navy (same outfit as Sen. Kerry). Then I got married and moved to New England and eventually NH. I may have been a Yorker but I consider myself a Yankee.

[JFRRACING]

well dare as you can tell from my location i lived in n.h for 37 years and moved to upstate ny and will soon be adding another one to my location once i get settled in s.c... so does this help unconfuse you ? i talk on here cause this is the best bunch of people i have found since joining city data.. talk on other forums but not any other state ones.. i made this my home forum...