Things I don’t miss about Hoboken:
1. Parking- it is SOOOOO nice to pull into a driveway you have no idea! We do a little dance every time we get out of the car- well not really but almost:) No more driving around and around and around to look for a parking spot. Plus we can actually go out and run errands after work with out the fear that we will never find a spot.
2. Walking up 4 flights of stairs and carrying up those stairs anything we need/want in the apartment. Think about it- anything you want, food, furniture, etc- you have to carry up no matter how heavy it is. This is why we hired movers to move us in and out of the apartment.
3. The fact that our parents can come over and not have to walk up those 4 flights of stairs. They love this as much, if not more than we do I’m sure:)
4. Lugging food, grill tools, beverages & plates down 5 flights of stairs, through the basement and up into the backyard to grill in the summer. I did however LOVE the fact that we had a backyard in Hoboken because most people do not. This was one of the main reasons I purchased the apartment. We would never have lasted 5.5 years in that space if we didn’t have the backyard.
I do however miss hanging out with friends or walking around town and people watching while sitting at an outdoor restaurant. But I realized we can still do those things I love to do- just with a little more planning than in the past. I am so glad to visit, but then return home to our house with a yard, driveway, basement, 3 bedrooms, garage(AKA- lots more space). I also miss the flowers at the corner of 11th and Garden. I used to walk by them every day on the way to the bus. So pretty. Took these after our session the other weekend.
The roses are just starting to bloom in our yard and peonies too! Beautiful. I will post pics here soon.
