We made it home from Florida and had a lot of work to do, to get our house ready to sell. We had a lot of belongings to sort through and furniture to get rid of. AND we hadn't decided where we were moving to yet. We had been thinking about the cute little beach town of South Haven, MI but started to think that maybe a city would be fun. When we looked at the map, Indianapolis was right in between our parents. After a few trips to check it out, we found a great 2000 sq ft townhouse in Broad Ripple that looked like it fit the bill. Our Westfield house sold immediately, with 3 offers over asking price and we decided to go with the family that wasn't ready to move in for 3 months (sounded good to us!). This gave us some time to pack for the move and say our good byes to New Jersey.
March 2, 2017 - Elaine came home, from California to help with some packing and we enjoyed some of our favorite things in the area. Grounds for Sculpture is a beautiful sculpture garden in Hamilton, NJ so on a sunny day we headed there for the afternoon
Howdy Pardner
Matisse inspired sculpture
March 6, 2017 - I had wanted to see the Empty Sky Memorial in Jersey City, which looks out to where the World Trade Center was. After exploring that we went to the Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, and then a local diner for lunch.
the new World Trade Center is now visible from the Empty Sky 911 Memorial
Waterfall in the middle of Paterson
April 12, 2017 - After a trip to Indy to look at houses we kept going and spent some time with Kevin's Dad in Sullivan, MO. We decided to build a deck in front of Bob's weekend trailer, so we had a nice spot to sit while visiting him.
The deck builders!
April 23, 2017 - We have been maintaining a 2 mile section of the Appalachian Trail for the past 5 years and since we're moving, we have one last trip to Northern NJ before we hand it off to someone else. We have loved having a reason to drive the hour and a half to our section of the AT and will definitely miss this beautiful piece of NJ!
Iconic Appalachian Trail sign
If you look closely you can see the High Point monument on the ridge behind us
One of the 3 bridges on our part of the trail
a last visit to the hiker cabin
April 28-30 2017 - We made camping reservations at one of our favorite NJ campgrounds at Round Valley Reservoir. You either have to hike 5 miles to the campground or fill up you kayaks with your camping gear and paddle across the lake.
We're ready for 2 nights of camping
Site 60 is our favorite
We're all set up
all the sites look out on the lake
beautiful sunset
campfire with a view
it's a little foggy this morning
May 1, 2017 - Today we drove to Sandy Hook for a bike ride and lunch at Bahr's.
Sandy Hook has a great bike trail and wonderful beaches
Our favorite NJ beach
Bahr's for lunch
Kev loves their crab cakes!
May 3, 2017 - Today Janet and I went to NYC for some exploring
Citi Bikes along the West Side Highway
Zaha Hadid's new building next to the Highline
A drink in Central Park
Janet and I have done quite a few 5 Boro Bike Tours over the years, but we have to miss this year.
Tulips!
I'm gonna miss Janet a lot!
May 9, 2017 - Today I drove 2 hours to Longwood Gardens outside of Philly to meet up with my college roommate, Betsy who lives in Maryland. We had a nice day catching up while walking through the gardens. We thought we should get together while we can since she's going to be a lot farther away once we move to Indianapolis!
it's a beautiful spring day from our Village Green front porch!
May 15-17 2017 - Meg is home from her first year of grad school and we decided to spend a few days in Cape May, which is one of our favorite NJ places. It is a 2.5 hour drive from Westfield, down at the tip of NJ (mile 0 on the Parkway).
a few beers at the Ugly Mug
a little evening beach time
bike ride along the beach
and out to the lighthouse
May 18, 2017 - Today Meg and I took the train into the city and to meet up with my college friend, Marialisa at the NY Botanical Gardens. We enjoyed the Chihuly exhibit!
May 20, 2017 - Today we're going to the Monmouth Race Track!
beers and betting
I'm betting on the #5 horse!
May 24, 2017 - Good bye 822 Village Green! What a wonderful place to live for the last 20+ years!
little bottle of champagne on the front porch!
the mover has already left and we're headed to Indianapolis with a few last things!
