using ellipses (...) frequently, as you can see in the title. Not sure why this is, especially since I consistently use them wrong. The next obvious thing to say is that I haven't written in here for a VERY long time and I'm not sure anyone both
ers to check it anymore. My theory behind my lack of diligence with blogging is that life in Maine is now just that- life. I initially started the blog when I came out here to do my internship and everything I did seemed like an adventure and a lot of new stuff was happening. When I moved out here to work, there were again a lot of changes taking place. Now, the things I do are part of life. I am still hiking, snowboarding, and visiting new places when I can but now they are just little exciting pieces of the everyday. I hav
e been explaining this theory to a few people lately and every time I tell it I think "How sad that I no longer see life out here as an adventure worth writing about."So what has been going on? Quite a bit I suppose since I last wrote and will obviously miss a lot. So major changes is that with the departure of my ACMNP friends to Denver and the recent relocation of my friend Kate to Austin, TX, all of my original network of friends have moved out of Maine. On the bright side I have met a good number of other people. I have moved from Brunswick to Freeport (home of L.L. Beans). This means a longer commute to work, but less of a commute to Young Life events. I am still volunteering with Young Life and continue to find myself amazed that I enjoy working with high schoolers so much. They
keep me young and a
re so excited about life. We have an awesome group of kids here. I have done a lot of snowboarding this winter and was recently able to go with Rob and Julie who were visiting from MN. It is always good to see MN friends. As the weather is getting warmer, I'm earnestly waiting for the snow to melt, for mud season to pass,
and to get out hiking again. My friend Eric has moved back to the Boston area from his brief stints in MN and England. I am now living with my friend Peter in a sweet Condo (which is about double the size of my last place). We just put a ping pong table in our garage. I was able to go to Yale with Peter and visit his girlfriend. We went to a hockey which was a lot of fun. I was able to go on the annual BWCA trip again which is always a guaranteed good time.
I still do not have any definite plans for moving out of Maine, which is to the delight of my Maine friends and to the chagrin of those in MN. I still do not foresee myself making this my permanent home, but I guess that is for God to decide. I have a great job here which would be hard to beat anywhere else. I still would love to move out West for a while. At this point, I have decided to stop saying, "I am moving at this time" because I have tried that about three times and have failed to even make a vague plan.
Well, hope you are all doing well. Come visit. Maine is beautiful!
P.S. So after adding these pictures, I've decided it has been a good year full of adventure. Praise God for all the blessings. I never cease to be amazed by what he has created for us! Some of these pictures are taken in New Hampshire on a day hike with my buddy Nate and another with Lee and Erin in the White Mountains. Some are from a couple different hiking trips in Maine. Obviously, one is from Yale and a couple are from the BWCA.
