(lively patriotic band music) - Our boys really wanted to be from somewhere because people would say to them when we would move, “Where are you from?” And they would say, “Where are we from, Mom?” And when we moved to New Hampshire, they said, “We want to be from somewhere.” So now when people say, “Where are you from?” They say, “We're from New Hampshire.” And they're really happy to be from New Hampshire.

In our family, where we live depends on my husband's work.

I've lived in five states: Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and New Hampshire.

And I'll have to say that I love each of them because they're each unique in their own different way.

But our heart will always be here in New Hampshire, even if our address isn't.

Now we live in Amherst, New Hampshire.

It's a really beautiful town.

Amherst just celebrated the 250th anniversary of the town and it's like a Norman Rockwell picture postcard town.

In the summer, we get little bonfires in the backyard and take hikes, and we like to pick berries.

And we have mountains with beautiful trees, and the air smells so clean.

And when you go outside, you can actually smell the earth.

And it's just really nice here.

I love it, and I love the people.

(guitar and piano music) There's a lot of different accents here, because most people that I know aren't from New Hampshire anyway, and there is the occasional sneer or “you sound dumb "because you're a southern lady”, and I don't really let that bother me.

I don't take that too seriously.

I have a twin sister, and she taught math in middle school, and obviously we do not have the New Hampshire accent.

One of her parents of a student in her class, said to her: “Your accent "is a deterrent to my child learning math.” So she actually says back to this parent.

“Could it be that your child "not doing their homework "or paying attention in class "could be the deterrent to your child "not learning math?” And the lady was certain: “No, it's your accent.

"It holds him back” (laughs) I just thought that's so funny.

Well, honestly, can you believe people actually do that?

One of the things that helped me to acclimate to be a New Hampshire person is the presidential elections.

And for some reason, I never really got into politics growing up.

And when I moved to New Hampshire, it's so exciting because you get to meet every person that runs for president.

They come for 4th of July parade in our town.

Politics is the pop culture of New Hampshire.

You don't talk about fashion.

You talk about who's coming to the next town hall, or you'll get phone calls all the time.

“Do you want to have a pancake breakfast with Wes Clark?” That was on a Saturday morning at 6:00, and I was like, no, If he can't call me for lunch, forget it.

I'm not going to breakfast.

It's too early!

(Patriotic marching music) People get involved more than any place I've ever lived.

And the New Hampshire primary is... it makes you feel that you should be more responsible, that as a citizen, when you are that close to what goes on, to help elect a president.

And I really think that that was good for me, moving to New Hampshire to feel like I really had a choice.

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