Saturday, November 10, 2012

Maine


With Sandy behind us we headed to the Maine coast and stayed with friends Kale and Cathy, formerly of Anchorage.  We spent one day exploring Portland and made it up to Freeport to see the amazing LL Bean complex. Their main stores are open 24/7/365 and literally have no locks on their entry doors. We also enjoyed lobster rolls, clam chowder, and lobster stew…Yum!  Cathy and Amy signed up to go to the Friday evening, Saturday morning Beth Moore conference and both had a blessed time with 4000 other women of faith. Kale, Jerry and the kiddos went on hikes, visited the playground and invented games like driveway slalom and race around the house. It was great to spend time with them and to get to know two new additions to their family.

Another big draw to Maine was our good friends Eric and Denyell in southwestern Maine.  Amy and Denyell went to pharmacy school together.  We have wanted to visit them in their home for nearly 14 years, so it was great to be there.  They live in a very peaceful, rural setting with nice views of the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  We spent the week getting to know the area and taking a few local hikes.  Just being together and getting to know their super kids was the highlight of the week.

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