搬进了新家，一阵忙乱和兴奋之后，他开始提起明年夏天要回加州，三年以后要回加州读大学等等，我们任凭他说，不过，意识到他开始怀念加州的一切，“思乡”之情明显可见。带着他去学校选课和学术指导交流，他也是一句：“我要回加州读史丹福！”我们苦笑，学术指导却很高兴：“好啊！每年史丹福都会从我们学校录取一两名学生，我现在就以他们的标准来要求你！”结果学术指导让他选了两门 AP 课外加三门高年级的课和三门本年级的课，他眉头都不皱一下，我却为他担了一把心，他既要适应新的生活环境还有面对如此沉重的课业，问他：“儿子，你知道这八门课的份量吗？你能一下子适应吗？”他看看我说：“行！”我所能做的大概只能为他祷告 !
他开始读学校老师布置的暑假要读的书，他开始准备其它几门 SAT 2…… 除此之外，他便是整天在电话和在 Facebook 上和他加州的同学朋友聊天。先是我们手机电话的时间被他打爆，他爸爸赶紧让他用家里的没有时间限制的电话打，接着问题出现了，加州和新州有时差三个小时，我们规定他十一点半之前要睡觉，这里十一点半，加州刚晚上八点半，他若睡觉就意味着不能和加州的朋友多聊天了！几次三番交涉下来，我说服他爸爸在暑假期间让他到十二点才准备上床，他几乎天天超时，为了保证他的睡眠时间，我们早晨便由着他多睡一会儿，这样每天的十一点才看见他姗姗起床，我们要吃午饭了，他才吃早饭。虽知道这样不对，可又不忍剥夺他那仅有的乐趣！
回复weandwe的评论:When we purchased the house at Mountain lakes, we did noticed that YMCA, which is our family Gym for many years in CA. We are so happy that this one is so close to our home. However, after we move into the town, we are busy to excplore every road and every lake there. Everyday, morning and evening, we walk or jog in the woods and around the lake. So far we still find new road and new beauty in this small town and did not feel there's a need to go to the Gym yet. It's so good to live in the green with so many tall trees around. We may join YMCA later in the winter if needed. But now we are more than enough in terms of exercising just by jogging in town.:)
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回复weandwe的评论:Thank you so much. I will look for Andy later for sure.
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My family also was the member of Mountainlake's Lakeland Hill Family YMCA. It is at 100 Fanny Road, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046. It should be very close to you just off Boullevard and on the Fanny rd. It is also just off Route 287 and we used to drive there in less than 10 min from Montville. The price for a family is very reasonable. The gym is very upgraded and very spacious. My kids learned to swim there. I love its swimmng pool too.
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My hairdresser's name is Andy. He came from Hongkong and married a girl from Taiwan. They bought a house in Parsippany and have two nice kids. I watched his kids grow up. He has done my hair almost 10 years. He will take vacation to Taiwan from 08/23 to Labor day. He usually takes Monday off. You can try other hairdressers too because most of them are very nice and professional. There are two reasons I like this one: 1) very clean and comfortable;2) Most hairdressers are stable and professional. The store's number is 973-503-1355. Andy's mobile # is 973-271-7319.
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回复weandwe的评论:
Thank you for so much information. The hair salon one is really helpful. I will try it soon.
I love the small town I am living in now. It's so beautiful and peaceful. A paradise at east coast. I am very happy to make this right choice!
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My kids went to that church every week when they were young. They were happy and made a lot of friends. Most importantly, they were not forced by anyone to go there. They were simply happier there with their friends there. The church provided a safe harbor for them. Both of my kids are not real Christian eventually when they grow up and make their own choices. But the church still taught them to revere God and be good people in the society.
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I haven't check your blog for a while. I am so glad that your family moved to one of the towns I had suggested before in Morris county. You made the best choice! Mountainlake is one of the best towns in NJ where you can enjoy the real traditional(old-money) American country life, but you are also so close to everything including NYC. I was a member of the church you mentioned at Parsippany when I lived in Montville. The towns(Mountainlake,Denville, Parsippany, Montville, Fairfield, etc) in that area along Route 46 are real soild Middle to Upper class American towns which are not easily be invaded because no bad towns there. A few good towns in Essex county, including Millburn, shorthill, livingston, are all surrounded by the bad towns. They can be invaded so fast.
For grocery shopping, there is a very good farm market on route 46 east side after you pass willowbrook mall (at the same site of saturn car dealer and IHOP, the store hides inside of the court). I used to shop there everyweek. The fruit and vegetable are much cheaper and fresher than most Chinese supermarkets.
A Chinese supermarket on Route 10 in East Hanover is much better than the ones on Route 46. At least it is cleaner. I also like the hair sallon close to this supermarket at the same shopping center. I still get my hair done there because the staff working there are very stable and professional. Most of them have been there more than 10 years and lived closeby. After I found this one, I never worry about my hair any more. The chinese buffett "Royal Buffett" at the same center is our favorite too. My boyfriend loves this one!
