Is it…could it be…

…I mean…

I feel like the weather is cooling down already.

Is this the real life?

Summer in Maine is amazing.

Living this close to the beach has been great.

I’ve heard a lot of half hearted *complaints about how crowded it is but having come from a city of 4 million people, I can’t take those complaints too seriously.

One day at the beach has been as crowded for me as a typical Saturday shopping trip at the upscale grocery store by my house in Texas.

The result though is that people don’t really seem to know how to act in a crowd. I’ve noticed a lot of shoving and dirty looks, and the reserve police have been working overtime to break up yelling matches and fights. But, maybe the fights are part of the fun- I don’t know.

The weather is beautiful, of course.

I don’t know though. I’ve been really intrigued by the idea of going north. We still don’t have a good option for traveling, but when we do i really want to head upstate and check it out. 

*These complaints aren’t genuine, because of course OOB is making 90% of the money for the year right now. So, crowded is good.

Dearest Maine-

Thank you so much for understanding. I think finding a more permanent place for my family and I was a terrific decision on your part.

I feel like our relationship has been reinvigorated and I am ready to recommit to you one hundred percent.

You made the right decision, I won’t let you down.

Love,

Andria

Well Maine, I think it’s time we talked.

We’ve been together for a few months now and it’s been beautiful.

You’re fun, you’re stunningly gorgeous, and great with kids. 

It’s just- I really need something more permanent. I want to feel like I have a real place here and not just some space where I store my stuff. I know, maybe it’s that I just move too fast for you and I get that.

I get that commitment scares you because so far all I’ve seen is your warm, bright fun loving side. You’re afraid that once the cold sets in, once we’re done partying, I’ll cut and run like most people do.

I want to be the person who stays. I want for you to give me that chance, but it has to be soon. I can’t stay in limbo for another six months while you make up your mind.

I adore you, but I have to know where you stand- and soon.

This is the first place I’ve ever been…

…where socializing really makes the difference between success and failure.

Sam tried for months to find a job through placement agencies, online, and by canvasing his resume. He finally found one by striking up a conversation with a woman at a local convenience store.

We’ve been looking for a permanent place to live through craigslist and by calling numbers on “for rent” signs with no luck. Yesterday, at his new job, Sam’s boss said she’s going to put him in touch with a guy who owns lots of property in town.

We left a bag with about $80 worth of stuff on the local bus. Figuring it was gone, Sam asked one of the drivers we’re friendly with what number he would call if he lost a bag. The driver said “Oh, is it a Target bag with some speakers in it?” It was! So then we see him about 45 minutes later on his route, he honks and beckons Sam over- and hands him the bag (he had gone and gotten it from the office). Just so cool.