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Home Sweet Home

For years now, we have visited family up in NE PA and upstate NY and love it there. Originally, I am from Brooklyn, NY and my husband is from upstate NY and we have really been missing the change of seasons and all that goes with the season changes like apple picking, leaves falling, snow angels, hunting (for hubby - not me) and more. I also miss being near the culture I grew up with in Manhattan as well as many northern places to vacation like Vermont, the Jersey Shore, New Hampshire, Boston, Maine, etc. Living in Florida for the past 17 years has been nice but I am tired of the heat and lifestyle here and long for the northern ways of living. In addition to all that above....we miss family and old friends that are up in the northern states.

WELL>>>>>>>>these pictures above are pictures of a 400 ft stream that is on the back of a 3 1/2 acre property that we bought!! It is total country living in this NE PA area (considered the lake region of the Poconos) and beautiful, and only 2 hours to Manhattan if I need a city fix. We are about a half hour to Honesdale, Forest City and Scranton PA where there is plenty of shopping, restaurants and places to work. We will also be very near most of my husband's family members.

This move won't be taking place until we sell our current home in FL which considering the way the market has been might take a while.....but who knows....it could sell quickly too. Then we will be building a home on our new property and starting over in PA. We are very excited about the prospect of moving but the only down side to moving is leaving my elderly Mom in Florida, but she has hinted that maybe she will follow us up there since there is some retirement villages there. We have a long road ahead of us to get to where we want to be but we are headed in the right direction. It is hard to pick up and start over but it is what we really want and will have lots of family around to help us if needed and know that happiness is on the other side of all the hardwork.

My daughter is only half-heartedly excited about moving. She loves the area and all but at 13 doesn't want to leave her friends, although one of her best friends is also moving away within a year. She was also born in Florida and really doesn't understand the missing of the four seasons concept. I know she will flourish in PA and make new friends. I also cannot wait to introduce her to things in Manhattan like the museums and Broadway shows as well as other places up north and SNOW DAYS. I miss SNOW DAYS!!!!!