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| Playing fetch with Nakita |
I am currently in Maine visiting family. My husband and I usually take the trip up here with the kids once a year to visit my dad, step-mom, my siblings and nieces and nephew. The weather up here is usually gorgeous this time of year, at least compared to the scorching temps I'm use to in North Carolina, and there always seems to be an event of some sort that our trip is planned around.
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| Michelle and Brent 6/25/11 |
This year my family, and many others, are gathering together to witness and celebrate the marriage of my sister, Michelle and her fiance Brent. The wedding is tomorrow and from the preperation I've seen thus far, it is going to be beautiful. I wish them nothing but the best and a long and happy marriage. I can't say enough about Michelle and Brent. They are that couple who's relationship is what everyone should have. They are the real deal...
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| Using my car to show how wet Maine is... |
The one thing that I did not wish for them, is the weather we are having up here. Maybe it is my fault for not checking the forecast before I left North Carolina, but it has been nothing by cold and dreary here. It has rained for the past two days, and rain is in the forecast tomorrow as well. The rehearsal dinner this evening and the wedding is being held outside. Fortunately, it is a slow misting rain and there is a tent for the dinner, and the weather should be a tad better for the wedding. The downside?? I did not pack for 50 degree rainy Maine weather. Yes, I know it can get chilly here at night and I did pack a sweatshirt and a pair of jeans, but that is the extent of my cold weather gear. Our dresses for the rehearsal dinner and the wedding are better suited for 80 degree blue sky type weather. I feel bad that I'm gonna look like a bum at the dinner tonight because I refuse to wear my yellow sundress.
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Dad and Hubby building
a fire in the rain |
Besides the weather, I am enjoying my short visit here in Maine. Maine...the state I was born in, where 50% of my immediate family lives, the state where their mottos consist of "Vacationland" and "The Way Life Should Be." I'm not agreeing much on the latter of those mottos at this point in time. Maybe if the sun decides to show itself and the temperature rises at least 30 degrees. Nonetheless, it is an absolutely gorgeous state, and I am enjoying the scenery as well as my family.
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| Dad's side yard... pretty |
