{"id":3693,"date":"2010-07-16T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:13:55","slug":"westfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/16\/westfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Westfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, for those asking about the house.\u00a0 It is located in Westfield, New Jersey.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t go inside, the pictures are posted on the web on a realtor site. If you want to know the price and more info, it&#8217;s all on realtor.com<\/p>\n<p>Want to read about westfield?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/13\/realestate\/13Living.html\" target=\"_blank\">Here is a good article<\/a>.\u00a0 I think New Jersey is one of those states like Ohio- total bad rap.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know for sure, I haven&#8217;t been there.\u00a0 But you say you are from Ohio and people look at you like they feel sorry for you.\u00a0 Then they visit.\u00a0 I get the impression NJ might be similar.\u00a0 Plus they have the ocean!\u00a0 We only have a lake. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Want to see pictures of the area?<\/p>\n<p>I borrowed these from the New York Times site<\/p>\n<p>Downtown- the house I posted about yesterday below is only a couple streets from downtown<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3694\" title=\"westfield\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield-441x300.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More houses<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3695\" title=\"westfield1\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield1-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3696\" title=\"westfield2\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield2-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3697\" title=\"westfield3\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield3-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3698\" title=\"westfield5\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield5-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield5-455x300.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3699\" title=\"westfield6\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield6-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield6-462x300.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3700\" title=\"westfield9\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield9-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield9-442x300.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3701\" title=\"westfield10\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield10-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/westfield10-443x300.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What does it mean that I am posting pics of a cute little town in New Jersey?\u00a0 Absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Except that\u00a0 my SIL lives there and we are hoping to get out there this summer and visit.\u00a0 And take the train into NYC, and hit the &#8220;shore&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>My husband and I play a game when he gets calls from recruiters, the would you ever live here game.<\/p>\n<p>And because I am house crazy I hop online, find the best neighborhoods in the area and then say yay or nay.\u00a0 Or I say, &#8220;you get me this house, I will move&#8221;.\u00a0 LOL.\u00a0 And it usually doesn&#8217;t go much farther than that.\u00a0 Because we really don&#8217;t want to move.<\/p>\n<p>But NYC comes up a lot.\u00a0 A. lot.<\/p>\n<p>So below is my &#8220;if you get me this house&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0 Just kidding.\u00a0 Sorta.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in the market for a house in New Jersey- check it out!<\/p>\n<p>And then let me come visit.<\/p>\n<p>I am off to tackle the mountains of laundry that my family seems to make in very short periods of time.\u00a0 Eva is is a &#8220;pee through the diapers&#8221; mode right now which means her bed has to be changed every day.\u00a0 Maybe I need bigger diapers?\u00a0 Not sure.\u00a0 But it is super humid out, threatening rain, and Andy is NYC so seems like the perfect day to knock out some house cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>Can you tell I am procrastinating?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, for those asking about the house.\u00a0 It is located in Westfield, New Jersey.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t go inside, the pictures are posted on the web on a realtor site. If you want to know the price and more info, it&#8217;s all on realtor.com Want to read about westfield?\u00a0 Here is a good article.\u00a0 I think New Jersey is one of those states like Ohio- total bad rap.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know for sure, I haven&#8217;t been there.\u00a0 But you say you are from Ohio and people look at you like they feel sorry for you.\u00a0 Then they visit.\u00a0 I get the impression NJ might be similar.\u00a0 Plus they have the ocean!\u00a0 We only have a lake. \ud83d\ude42 Want to see pictures of the area? I borrowed these from the New York Times site Downtown- the house I posted about yesterday below is only a couple streets from downtown More houses What does it mean that I am posting pics of a cute little town in New Jersey?\u00a0 Absolutely nothing. Except that\u00a0 my SIL lives there and we are hoping to get out there this summer and visit.\u00a0 And take the train into NYC, and hit the &#8220;shore&#8221;. My husband and I play a game when he gets calls from recruiters, the would you ever live here game. And because I am house crazy I hop online, find the best neighborhoods in the area and then say yay or nay.\u00a0 Or I say, &#8220;you get me this house, I will move&#8221;.\u00a0 LOL.\u00a0 And it usually doesn&#8217;t go much farther than that.\u00a0 Because we really don&#8217;t want to move. But NYC comes up a lot.\u00a0 A. lot. So below is my &#8220;if you get me this house&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0 Just kidding.\u00a0 Sorta. If you are in the market for a house in New Jersey- check it out! And then let me come visit. I am off to tackle the mountains of laundry that my family seems to make in very short periods of time.\u00a0 Eva is is a &#8220;pee through the diapers&#8221; mode right now which means her bed has to be changed every day.\u00a0 Maybe I need bigger diapers?\u00a0 Not sure.\u00a0 But it is super humid out, threatening rain, and Andy is NYC so seems like the perfect day to knock out some house cleaning. Can you tell I am procrastinating?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[702],"class_list":["post-3693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-westfield-new-jersey"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21222,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3693\/revisions\/21222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}