Home Is Where Your Mail Goes

The Goshen Post Office closed this past spring with little fanfare. In fact, we weren't even told about it until after it happened. One day we could walk across the street and get our mail, and the next day we had to either drive several miles up the road, or get a mailbox.

When we moved into our house fifteen years ago, we opted for a PO box, rather than a mailbox. It seemed easy enough since the post office was next door. Our mailing address was listed as Goshen, NJ. Our street address for services like FEDEX and UPS were also listed as Goshen. Goshen was where we lived. Or so we thought.

Now that Goshen no longer has a post office, apparently we live in Cape May Court House. At least according to the United States Postal Service. When we moved in, we lived on Route 47. Now we've been told we live on North Delsea Drive. It's most disconcerting.

In one single day our home was moved to a different street, in a different town.