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!!!

Answers!

Thanks for your questions! I know I'm late, but here are the answers!

MH- I 100% owe you an email. Coming soon- stay tuned!

Share with me an embarrassing moment from college or high school.

Hmmm...Well let's see. Junior Year at Beach Week I wet my pants running home to t

he house so we wouldn't be late for curfew. My friends mom (who was chaperoning) almost wet hers laughing at me.

Favorite tv show? book?

TV show is the Big Bang Theory. It's pretty much the only show that I watch on the regular. I love all the nerd humor. My favorite book is Good in

Bed by Jennifer Weiner. I can 100% relate to the main character.

Were you named after anyone?

Not that I know of, really. I just know that my Mom named my sister so my name was left to my father. My mom wanted Katherine, but my Dad pulled for Kathleen and wouldn't budge. It's nice knowing that, especially now that he's gone.

What was your song for you wedding? Is there another song, that's silly and not wedding appropriate that reminds you of DH?

Our wedding song was "Feels Like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk It describes our relationship to a T. The only other song that always reminds me of J is Livin on a Prayer. LOL. When we were dating, it came on the radio and he sang the line that says "Gina dreams of running away" as "Cheetah Cheetah running away". Who doesn't know the words to Livin on Prayer?!? I still giggle when I think about how sure of himself he was that he had the lyrics right.

How is your husband since his surgery? Any before and after pics to share?

Hey- Thanks for asking! (and reading too!) He's doing great, actually. He's down about 110lbs since May. Pretty crazy, right? He is pretty sensitive to sugar, but other than that- he feels great. I don't have any before Pics here in Maine, but here's a pic of him standing in one leg of his old jeans. I colored in his face- he would FR-eakkkk out if he knew I was posting him on the internet.
Even though you have to be away for your job right now, what has been your favorite part of Maine?

Ha- Um there isn't a favorite part?!? I've been pretty miserable here, actually. It's frozen up here, fo sho. But the people are all SUPER nice and have welcomed us with open arms. That part is really nice.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Not in the Metro DC area- too expensive! Maybe somewhere in North Carolina? We're actually still trying to figure that out!

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.

Ask Me Anything!

Shameless plea for comments? Perhaps.

I think I'm back in Main and just super mega bored. But I have a computer! So ask away, blog readers!

What do you want to know? What can I share with you?

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!