I lied.

I said Maine wasn't so bad, but I lied. Holy Shiz. I am so bored and I miss my husband. GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! AHHHHHHHHhhhhh!!!

Maine v2.0

Coming to you live from Maine! I was smart enough to bring my computer for this second stint in Maine. I decided two weeks was too long to be separated from the interwebz. We did some sightseeing this weekend and went to the Easternmost point in the US- Luebec, Maine. It was sunny out, but still pretty chilly. Here are a few shots of the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec:

Maine is ok. It's cold and boring, but it's fine. We're getting the work done that we need to get done and that's what really matters. J is not a good phone talker, so I find myself missing him even more. I have a hard time falling asleep by myself so I have to take Tyenol PM. Gah- I'm just ready to go home and get my regular life back in order.

And PS- it's *this* close to being February. WTF?? I spent all of my January in Maine and now it's over. I'm hopeful that the rest of the year goes just as quickly.

My Trip to Maine

Here are some Maine pics and a few highlights....

The view from the Inn where we stayed. We face the Machias River (which promptly froze about a week later). The Inn was really nice, actually. Very cozy despite having to share a bathroom with Coworker Kim.

The Innkeepers run a restaurant in town called Helen's. They have two amazing things there. 1. Pie as shown above. Chocolate Coconut Pie. YUM. There was a lot of this pie going on while I was there. 2. On Tuesday nights, they serve what might be THE BEST mac and cheese I've ever had. It's the only thing I'm looking forward to about my return trip to Maine.

These are the radio towers on Cutler Navy Base. We visited the base one day (about a 45 minute drive from town) to have our computers fixed. Huge base, but not much around that area. We also learned that Cutler is where lots of the Lobster Fishermen live.

This is me making every attempt not to freeze to death outside the Dunkin Donuts. Needless to say- there is no Starbucks in Machias.

It gets dark in Maine at 4pm. And not just dusk- PITCH BLACK DARK. Note the time on the clock and the blackness of it all. It's dark as a mother clucker. And there is hardly any light in town. A few street lights, but no stop lights. In fact- I drove to 90 miles to Bangor and didn't see my first stop light for about 60 miles.

I drove back to Bangor on Thursday in a snow storm. In a rented Chevy Cruz. Not fun, people. Not fun. The people in Maine are totally used to driving in this kind of mess. They drive big cars, tiny cars- who cares. Those of us who reside below the Mason Dixon line aren't so accustomed to driving in all the white stuff. Needless to say- it was a long ass trip and I was stressed out the whole time.

Home. FINALLY.

I have no idea how to even explain my trip to Maine. What a long trip. I am not cut out for work travel. I realize now how much I enjoy being at home with my husband. And I realize I can never move north. Holy Shit. Maine is BY FAR the coldest place I've ever been. I'm sure that Maine is beautiful in the summer, but it is miserable in the winter. MISERABLE.

I must say that the people I met there are very kind and welcoming. The work will be much more challenging than I anticipated. I guess that is good and bad. Good because it won't suck as much as I thought, and bad because I think I'll be stuck doing it for a while. There is all kinds of other drama going on at work, so for now- I'm thankful that I have a job.

Turns out I'm heading back to Maine next week. Another two weeks. Dreading it. Absolutely dreading it. Ugh. I'm trying not to think about it now. Just enjoying being home. Maine stories and pics to come.

Happy New Year- You're going to Maine!

Happy New Year Blog World!

2012 is here. Finally. Hopefully it's a good year.

I'm leaving for Maine tomorrow. I'm irrationally upset about it tonight. I mean it's four days- what could possibly happen, right? Except I'm snowballing and all I can think about is what if something bad happens and I'm in Maine?!?

I'm being a crazycakes. Ugh. I just want to stay home with J.

So I'll be gone for two weeks-ish. Not sure what my internet status will be while I'm there, but I may be Blog-less for a bit!