Half of this is just "New England isn't that big"

and I was in NC for all of like 3 hours once; I almost completely forgot about it (when I went to visit JulyFlame years ago)

Also, what is the difference between "stayed here" and "visited here"? Like, do I have to have slept in a bed for it to count as "stayed here"?

that's pretty much how i treated it

if it was at least an overnight trip

Then small change: