It’s a holiday weekend here in the USA. It’s Labor Day. The official end to the summer. We live in an area that is popular with summer guests. They arrive the last weekend in May, which is Memorial Day and seem to flood our streets, stores and parks until Labor Day.
I grew up on Cape Cod, with it’s narrow streets and back roads, but truly lovely beaches. People come by the thousands to enjoy their time on “the Cape”. Those of us that lived there year round, always looked forward to the end of summer when life would return to normal, and now here I am in New Hampshire, faced with the same tourist problems.
I used to get all upset about it, but then I realized that I was really the lucky one. I get to live here year round! The tourists only see it in the summer. To live here and witness the autumn, the winter and the spring is fantastic!
So today when Hubby and I went out to get a few things at the store and we were stuck in traffic and then had to wait in long lines I just smiled, feeling happier than I have in a while.
I’m living with the man of my dreams, in the most beautiful part of New Hampshire and we not only have our home, but 4 pretty nice dogs to keep us company.
It doesn’t get any better than this!
You have such a good attitude, holiday traffic sometimes drives me batty. I’ll think of you and this entry though next time I get annoyed!
You see, sometimes we don’t realize how happy and lucky we are ! Waterloo is a tourist center for the Lion and Napoleon history, but I don’t see a lot of the tourists only when I go there to feel “on holidays” I love to watch them, lol !
I also liked Cape Cod very much and have a very good souvenir of it.
You see, sometimes we don’t realize how happy and lucky we are ! Waterloo is a tourist center for the Lion and Napoleon history, but I don’t see a lot of the tourists only when I go there to feel “on holidays” I love to watch them, lol !
I also liked Cape Cod very much and have a very good souvenir of it.
In Europe labor day is on May 1st.
You’ve got that right Maribeth. I think I would rather live up north ……..sometimes anyway
How wonderful that you’re having such a good life. I always love to hear that from others 🙂
Since I’m born in the capital city of Sweden and have lived here all my life, even if in the suburbs, I’m so used to all the tourists, so they don’t bother me.
Of course when going shopping we always try to go when there are the least amount of folk around.
Home for the past 14 years has been near the beach, which is to be avoided all sundays from june throughout august because it is a huge traffic jam. I am so happy september is here, that means getting the beach back to ourselves 🙂