That’s our approach, too. When we made a recent job change there were a limited number of places to which we were willing to relocate. NJ wasn’t even close to being on the list.
My family had lived in New Jersey for over 300 years but that didn’t stop us all from leaving the state. The last was my Uncle who passed away in 2005.
It has turned into a joke, far greater than “which exit?” It is only a place to remember and be proud of our history there.