Nemo

Bianca

Diana's Baths - NH

Perfect spot on a waterfall. I went on a mini-vacation a few weeks ago to the White Mountains in New Hampshire and we went to this fantastic waterfall called Diana's Baths. The majority of the falls were small, with small pools not even large enough to swim, but there were a few larger ones in addition to a "hole" that you could dunk down into. I decided against going in the hole, as dark water frightens me considerably. It was so beautiful there.

My new pup

Miss Bianca. A rescue from the South, part dachshund and part Jack Russell. 100% adorable.

Fourth of July

I took at least 30 pictures during the epic thunderstorm on the Fourth of July and this was the only one that actually had lightning in it. Extremely frustrating...

Portland Trails Exploration

Tis the season...for Birthday Parties

Little Seoul-Portland

At one of my favorite restaurants for eating in or taking out. Korean is the new Thai (at least for me). I was obsessed with Thai food for the past few years, but once I tried Little Seoul, all I can think about when asked where I want to go out to eat is the udon noodles and how effing tasty they are here. I don't even remember what dish it is specifically that I get, but the sauce that they use, paired with the udon noodles and fried tofu is utter perfection in my mind. Nothing gets better than this. Not even sesame tofu at my old Thai food haunts.

Sometimes I realize that it's a season, like summer, only to realize that it's already passed. I feel like I am forever late to whatever it is that is going on, even if it's the turning of the seasons or of the hours ticking by. I can't believe that fall is already leaving and that winter has already graced us twice with overly large snow storms for such an early point in the year. I'm still ready for pumpkin seeds to be roasted in the oven and for Halloween costumes to be worn, even though that was to be done a month ago. I can't express how much fun that I have been having over the past few months, because I have been able and fortunate enough to be surrounding myself with so many people that love me and support me. There are times that I would like to just run away from Maine and to try new places and people, but then I always come to the conclusion that there will never be friends like my friends that are here and that even though new places are so fun for a while, nothing is ever as great as home is. Home is where my friends and family are and that is where I must be in order to be happiest in my life. I love you all. I even love you Maine when you only have sunshine for what seems like three hours out of every day. The countdown is on to when you will be having longer and longer days, instead of shorter and shorter. Lets do this.

Apple Picking for the First Time

This year was the first time that I had ever been apple picking. At least, that I can remember and that my mom could remember. She said she had never taken me and I could not recall a single instance in my past that I had gone. It was amazing! I picked so many apples!

Then we brought them back to my friends apartment and made caramel apples! The caramel actually became too hard for me to be able to bite off the apple, but it was so delicious. So were the crepes that we made in the next few days for breakfast, with apple filling from the apples we had picked ourselves!

One of my favorite things about Portland is that there is the ability to escape the big city and go to all of these amazing outdoors options. You can go hiking on so many trails, even within Portland, that will make you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere. Then you have the ability to go apple picking, berry picking or to any of the beaches that are a quick car ride or even a stroll, if you wanted to visit the East End Beach. There are so many fantastic areas within and around Portland to Explore.

Mister Abner can testify to that

Duck!

Pumpkin Boat Races

This past weekend I went up to Damariscotta to visit my family and to see the Pumpkin Festival! It amazes me how big it keeps getting every year, but people love giant pumpkins used as boats. I love it when people fall into the river. Pumpkins are fairly tipsy when used as boats.

Reny's Grand Opening-Topsham

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the grand opening of the newest Reny's location, in Topsham! The store is huge and the selection is fantastic. It was slightly bizarre to be walking around in a store that had it's shelves fully stocked and all merchandise in it's proper place. Once the crowds of people that had gathered outside were let in, the shelves did not stay fully stocked for long. It was amazing to see how many people came out for the grand opening and came out to shop. I had just purchased over forty dollars worth of goods from Reny's the prior week, so I didn't have an immediate need for any new things, but I did spy some toys that my niece and nephew might need to have in the immediate future. There is also a clock radio that would make a nice addition to my office during tax season, which is when we are able to listen to the radio on the weekends.

Roller Skating BDay parties

Car rides

Best Friends Braid Hairs

Alice was home for a week or so, as you can probably tell from the posts with her pictures in them. She braided Sequoia's hair into a spiral around her entire head. It was really impressive. She also did two french braids in my hair and it looked so adorable. I wish she were here to do my hair all the time. And you know, to hang out with. I will miss her oh so much now that she has left to go back to her now home state of Oregon. Hopefully she will be able to make the trip home for Christmas this year.

Wiscasset Summer Traffic

The opposite of fun. My least favorite part of the summer, especially when you think that you will be safe due to the time of the day you are going through Wiscasset, but then you still in fact get stuck in traffic for almost an hour.