Memories of a Trip to New Hampshire

I was thinking in the shower today of how things used to be prior to marriage and children. Howard and I used to go away on a regular basis and really just enjoyed being with each other. The ironic part is the most memorable trip that we both still talk about is at a bed and breakfast that neither one of us can remember the town it was in or the name of the place.

The story goes somewhat like this. I remember Howie saying Sheri go pack a bag, we are going away to New Hampshire. We didn't have any plans on where we were going, but we'd figure it out along the way. As we headed north it started to snow. By time we crossed the border into NH the snow was piling up on the side of the road. We stopped at one of those tourist shops and got a list of b-and-b's. We had to settle on a place that was in the middle of nowhere because everywhere else was filled. We even had to go out of the way to find this place. I remember it was this big white farmhouse with a truck and plow in the driveway. It had the most coziest bed with a feather bed and down comforter. We were the only guests and we got to pick a room that had a fireplace.

Thankfully there was a restaurant within walking distance that we could go to for dinner. Good thing too because by then there was almost a foot of snow. The food was fabulous and that is the part that Howie probably liked the most. I just remember thinking I was so in love with the person sitting across from me and he felt the same way about me.

We walked back to the room and just held each other and talked about our future. We woke up to the savory smells of a veggie omelet, coffee, bacon and cranberry bread. We checked out and continued north to The Ellis River House and later the Wentworth hotel. Which by the way is another beautiful hotel in North Conway. But whenever we reminisce about that trip we think of the first bed and breakfast and smile.

In a way it is good that we can't remember what it was called. I don't think we could ever recapture the magic we felt that day without ruining the memory we both have. So forever it will remain the romantic trip that if we didn't know better we'd think it was a dream.