We moved into our new house in Wappingers Falls last fall after moving back to the Hudson Valley in Spring 2018 and staying with family while house-hunting.

When we bought our house in Massachusetts years ago we were first time homeowners and I 100% most definitely had the wrong idea of what to expect when you move into a new neighborhood.  I must have watched a little too much 'Desperate Housewives' during my earlier years, because I was totally expecting muffins to be dropped off on the front steps with a note, block parties, kids running around playing together, and all sorts of good times with the neighborhood - spoiler alert, it never happened.  We had dear friends who lived around the corner (who I actually knew from the Hudson Valley, go figure, we ended up living in the same town, same neighborhood, 100+ miles away) but other than that nobody spoke to one another.

Well, back to NY we went, and everything I dreamed of in the neighborhood has been reality.

  • block party - check, there was one within the first 2 weeks once we moved in.
  • kids outside playing - every.single.day!  I can't get my daughter out of the car and into the house when the weather is nice, there's kids everywhere cheering for her to come and play.
  • good times with the neighbors - regular occurrence.  Everyone hangs out, socializes, and are always looking out for one another!
  • the muffin/note on the front steps never happened, but I think that's just a tv/movie thing anyway.  Get this though, there was a neighborhood Easter egg hunt organized by one neighbor, and on Easter my daughter was totally spoiled by some awesome neighbors with generous gifts.  EDITED:  Came home from soccer practice on Saturday to find fresh baked muffins on the front steps:
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We totally lucked out in the neighbor lottery, we live alongside some of the most generous, friendly and awesome people, and bonus, even their dogs are WRRV fans!

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The Hudson Valley has more than delivered, and it's so good to be home :)

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