That is the Maine motto. New Hampshire is a little more hard core: "Live free of DIE!" I think they adopted that after they broke free from the ruthless domination of Vermont. At least that is my theory.
Anyway, I managed to survive my first week. It was a little rough at times but I managed. I have managed to get some sleep every night despite being a little spooked every night and every morning. However, I have continually grown more comfortable in the house. I had a full day off work already this week as there was a snow storm on wednesday night which took out my electricity and phone. Luckily my cell phone had enough signal to call into my clinic. I did do my best to get there, but I was only able to make it about two feet out of my garage and considering the length of my driveway, shoveling the whole things wasn't an option. Needless to say, I didn't get plowed out until about 2:30 pm. Apparentely I'm way down at the bottom of the priority list. My getting to work isn't quite as important as the horses get fed right on time or all the retired people being able to get to...ummm... where ever they need to go first thing in the morning. But I'm really not that bitter because it was a great excuse to get a day off right away. My phone eventually came back on around 1:00 pm, but my electricity didn't come back on until 1:30 pm friday. The house was pretty cold friday morning.
So what did I do with my day off? Well, after shoveling my car out enough to get it back in the garage at about 7:00 am, I decided that it was prefect snow for building a snowman. So obviously, I built a snow man. I finished reading a book I've been working on, took a nap, and did some snow-shoeing. I guess I really can't complain about being snowed in. And it was really quite romantic eating a candlelight dinner. I'm sure its VERY romantic with someone else.
The rest of the days of my week consisted of going to work, going to the gym, and then going to Cafe' Cre'me where they have wireless internet. I was there 4/5 days this past week. Nice people, good drinks, free internet- what else could you ask for. I also had a good time grocery shopping. Possibly one of the best times I've ever had grocery shopping. Normally, I hate it, but it was fun doing it someplace new. The seafood sections are much larger. They have a large tank full live lobster even. Although, I really felt bad for them as they are all in the small tank together with their "claws" rubber-banded shut. I think I'm taking empathy to an unnatural level but the thought of being in a small room with a bunch of other people with no use of my hands made me quite naseaus. My friend assures me that they don't have feeling, but these lobsters looked rather uncomfortable.
Easter weekend was rather went well. I returned to Mancherster BTS to hang out with my friend Eric and his East Coast "family". We ate some delicious food, colored some Easter eggs, hand an Easter egg hunt and talked about old cartoon while seeing how much of the opening songs we could remember. Saturday morning I was foolish enough to agree to run 8 miles with my friend Eric who normally runs much faster than me. He slowed down for me some, but took me through about the hilliest part of the town. It was killer. I lot of huge houses to look at though and a good ocean view. For Easter Sunday, we woke up early for a Sunrise Service on the coast. It was an amazing sunrise and there was a free breakfast afterward. Even better, there was enough time to take a quick nap before going to the actualy church service. Eric tried to convince me to give my this nap time for a run, but I wasn't having any of that again this morning. After church, we went to have Easter lunch with some of Eric's friends. So much good food! FYI: Sweet potatoes with pineapple stuff on top- DELICIOUS! Plus I got hooked up with a bunch of candy to take home. It was a pretty good weekend.
Sidenotes: Whoopie Pies- supposedly an amazingly tasty treat, but the one I had so far didn't impress me much. Apparently I didn't have a "good" one. They are essentially two pieces of chocolate cake with a marshallow creme in the middle.
On ramps out here are very short, and people refuse to move to the left lane, even though totally open, to let you in. Tolls from Brunswick, Maine to Manchester BTS is total $3.35. I really missed Greta when I hit the tolls.
I think that is all for an update this week. In the spirit of the holidays: take a minute to realize the sacrifice Christ paid for your life and the amazing significance of it. A good time to reflect on your blessings! "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" God bless!
So what did I do with my day off? Well, after shoveling my car out enough to get it back in the garage at about 7:00 am, I decided that it was prefect snow for building a snowman. So obviously, I built a snow man. I finished reading a book I've been working on, took a nap, and did some snow-shoeing. I guess I really can't complain about being snowed in. And it was really quite romantic eating a candlelight dinner. I'm sure its VERY romantic with someone else.
The rest of the days of my week consisted of going to work, going to the gym, and then going to Cafe' Cre'me where they have wireless internet. I was there 4/5 days this past week. Nice people, good drinks, free internet- what else could you ask for. I also had a good time grocery shopping. Possibly one of the best times I've ever had grocery shopping. Normally, I hate it, but it was fun doing it someplace new. The seafood sections are much larger. They have a large tank full live lobster even. Although, I really felt bad for them as they are all in the small tank together with their "claws" rubber-banded shut. I think I'm taking empathy to an unnatural level but the thought of being in a small room with a bunch of other people with no use of my hands made me quite naseaus. My friend assures me that they don't have feeling, but these lobsters looked rather uncomfortable.
Easter weekend was rather went well. I returned to Mancherster BTS to hang out with my friend Eric and his East Coast "family". We ate some delicious food, colored some Easter eggs, hand an Easter egg hunt and talked about old cartoon while seeing how much of the opening songs we could remember. Saturday morning I was foolish enough to agree to run 8 miles with my friend Eric who normally runs much faster than me. He slowed down for me some, but took me through about the hilliest part of the town. It was killer. I lot of huge houses to look at though and a good ocean view. For Easter Sunday, we woke up early for a Sunrise Service on the coast. It was an amazing sunrise and there was a free breakfast afterward. Even better, there was enough time to take a quick nap before going to the actualy church service. Eric tried to convince me to give my this nap time for a run, but I wasn't having any of that again this morning. After church, we went to have Easter lunch with some of Eric's friends. So much good food! FYI: Sweet potatoes with pineapple stuff on top- DELICIOUS! Plus I got hooked up with a bunch of candy to take home. It was a pretty good weekend.
Sidenotes: Whoopie Pies- supposedly an amazingly tasty treat, but the one I had so far didn't impress me much. Apparently I didn't have a "good" one. They are essentially two pieces of chocolate cake with a marshallow creme in the middle.
On ramps out here are very short, and people refuse to move to the left lane, even though totally open, to let you in. Tolls from Brunswick, Maine to Manchester BTS is total $3.35. I really missed Greta when I hit the tolls.
I think that is all for an update this week. In the spirit of the holidays: take a minute to realize the sacrifice Christ paid for your life and the amazing significance of it. A good time to reflect on your blessings! "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" God bless!
GO TWINS!!
2 comments:
I lover your creativity while snowed in!! Hope you are having fun!!
You're snowman is hot. Is he single?
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