Steve was in the Navy stationed at Fort Mammoth New Jersey for school. We packed our belongings in the car and drove cross country. After days of searching for a place to live, a woman named Mary offered us an efficiency apartment for $125 a month. The apartment was on Ocean Avenue, right across from the beach and just a short walk to Asbury Park on the boardwalk.
Mary was a very kind woman, offering friendship, and taking us under her wings for the 8 weeks we lived there. She taught me how to crochet.
At the end of the 8 weeks, we packed up the car and went back to Missouri.