New Hampshire Weekends

 We spent three straight September weekends in New Hampshire.  It was hard being away from all the fun places to visit in the city but it was a lot of fun to escape school work for three straight weekends.

Weekend 1- Wedding Fun
We spent the first weekend in Portsmouth celebrating the wedding of one of my very good friends.  The weather was beautiful and we had a great time roaming around downtown Portsmouth.  Portsmouth is such a fun town to explore.  We grabbed drinks and dessert at the Black Trumpet and absolutely loved the rustic decor.  The wedding itself was a lot of fun with a great after party.  It was the perfect way to start the fall.

Weekend 2- Lake Winnipesaukee
We spent weekend two at our friend's family condo in the Lake Winnipesaukee area.  It had been a stressful week at work and the escape North was much needed.  I had a great time hanging out with such great friends.

We spent a lot of quality time at Fun Spot playing arcade and carnival games.  JO and I left with over 4,000 tickets!










We enjoyed a lovely lakeside lunch at the Lake House, a beautiful restaurant in Meredith, NH.  I'm already planning a way to get back up there to eat there again.  We had lunch the next day at Castle in the Clouds, a personal favorite.











The whole weekend was just awesome and completely stress free.  It was so nice to spend time with great friends.  It reminded me just how lucky I am to have ended up where I am.

Weekend 3- Lake Winnipesaukee and the White Mountains



Our final weekend found us going on an anniversary trip to the White Mountains.  Back in the summer there was a Groupon for the Mountain View Grand Resort and I snapped it up immediately.  I had been wanting to stay at this hotel for quite a long time.  We decided to head up to New Hampshire on Friday to avoid Saturday morning traffic, and it gave us a good excuse to visit Lake Winnipesaukee again.

We spent Friday night at Fun Spot and Lobster Pound.  After a morning walk down by the shore we headed to the Polar Caves.  I immediately felt like a kid again.










After the caves we stopped at The Basin before heading to the resort.

It was even prettier than the pictures.  I loved the historic, yet sophisticated feeling of the resort.  Everyone was so friendly and the views were spectacular.  There were lots of fall colors everywhere, and for the third week in a row we lucked out with gorgeous weather.

We had drinks on the veranda, dinner in the dining room, roasted marshmallows at the camp fire, hiked on the nature trails, and watched a couple get married in the courtyard.  JO had been really busy at work so the calming atmosphere at the resort was exactly what we both needed.  I can't say enough great things about the resort and highly recommend it to anyone who literally "wants to get away."

On Sunday we hiked another mountain, Mt. Pemigewasset, and found spectacular fall views.

Although I absolutely love the city life, every once in a while (or three straight weekends), it's good to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city!