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From Millburn Ave to Main Street in Chatham, I’m still home.

  

When I moved to Chatham  last year from Short Hills,  it felt like I was moving to another country, yet it is only one town over!  I was used to Millburn Ave, not Main Street!  and I swear the leaves on the trees were a duller shade of green.  After 25 years of living in Short Hills, I was “a woman without a neighborhood,” homesick and lost.

 

What I’ve come to learn, is that the Summit, Chatham and the Short Hills areas are more closely connected than I ever realized.  It just took a personal move to find out. 

 

Why the change in attitude?

 

Recently I had opportunities to dine at two local Chatham  restaurants; Gregorio’s and Scalini Fedeli.  Both are on Main St, within walking distance to everything in town, a convenience I love.

Gregorio’s can get really busy, so be sure to get a reservation and bring your own wine which I always consider a plus. A few other local hot spots on Main Street and not to be missed; Seranade , fine dining to perfection.  A Taste of Asia is Malaysian cuisine. For those who don’t know what that is, it’s a mix of Chinese and Thai food. Yum! Chatham of course has a Japanese restaurant. Mitsuba . I’ve been to my fair share of sushi places. This might be one my favorites of all times! 

 

But even more importantly, I ran into old friends.  It turns out that Gregorio’s was chosen by friends who had moved to the City, as a meeting place where generations of families could come back and comfortably gather as a group.. And I run into people from “the old neighborhood” in Short Hills all the time at Scalini Fedeli.  

  

It’s also reminded me just how hard it is for home buyers moving to new neighborhoods, towns and even different states.  Leaving “home” is one of the most difficult things a person ever does. 

 

This year, I can hardly wait for spring.  I’ll bet the leaves in Chatham turn just as green as they do in Summit and Short Hills.  In fact I know they will.  You know why?

 

Because I’m still home, in Chatham.       

 

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