Hi all,
I'm back after almost 10 days away - my wife and I left early on Friday the 16th, drove a little over 200 miles and our annual lunch with my uncle and aunt in their 90s, and my relatives who lived nearby before continuing on another 100 miles to my wife's older sister around Saratoga.
The next day, we took my sister in law with us to a cottage we rented in southern Maine where we stayed for a week. The sister in law's GG housemate is a Maine native and was there already visting her family. The following day, my youngest sister in law came up from around Westchester NY with her son, my 20 year old nephew (his younger brother was working and couldn't come up). My wife's oldest sister didn't come this time.
We have been at the cottage twice before, the last time 8 years ago. There is now a screened in porch on the back to better enjoy the tidal marsh in the back - swans, egrets, other birds. The private entrance to the ocean beach was right across the street.
Every day we walked the beach and all but one we sat by the ocean and swam. It was fun catching a wave on a boogie board. Out of the whole week only one day was really rainy, and when the going got tough, the tough went shopping - there was a large outlet mall area a short drive away. We didn't really go to many tourist places, one visit to a trolley musuem (with rides on 2 different restored old one) and a round of miniature golf.
Every day but the last, I had lobster in some form or other - either boiled or lobster salad roll. I also had crab and shrimp. Most of the time we ate in - we had a good seafood cook and several good seafood stores with takeout nearby.
Saturday morning was time to head back to New York State, to Saratoga area sister in law's where my wife and I stayed over - got to see a neighbor's horses and new foal.
This morning we started back, got to Buffalo at lunch time. After we ate, got home, unloaded the car, napped and got groceries.
This is my first girl time in 10 days, but we had a great time.
It's great to be back.
Jadeanne
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Jadeanne
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Marda
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Hi Jadeanne
It's my duty to make you feel guilty for *not* bringing us all some gifts and souvenirs from your vacation
Now *That's* out of the way
*Way_2_Go* !!! Sounds *Great* ... especially the *Lobster* bit (yummy)
And ... uhhh ... gonna show us the *Tan_Lines* ???
Love / Marda
ps - Except for us almost melting the server in Shannon's basement ... you didn't miss a thing
It's my duty to make you feel guilty for *not* bringing us all some gifts and souvenirs from your vacation
Now *That's* out of the way
*Way_2_Go* !!! Sounds *Great* ... especially the *Lobster* bit (yummy)
And ... uhhh ... gonna show us the *Tan_Lines* ???
Love / Marda
ps - Except for us almost melting the server in Shannon's basement ... you didn't miss a thing ~ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge - Others just gargle ~
Sounds like you had a great time. 
(I hope you went easy on the garlic butter! 
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Hi Jadeanne,
sounds absolutely wonderfull, I love the bit about the marsh etc. sounds like a bit of me, reminds me of ' the snow goose'
I'm all goosepimply now.
Hold onto those memories, they are special
Crab ? did you say crab ? My favourite, I got two for my birthday, everyone knows how much I like them
Love
Rebecca xxx
sounds absolutely wonderfull, I love the bit about the marsh etc. sounds like a bit of me, reminds me of ' the snow goose'
I'm all goosepimply now.
Hold onto those memories, they are special
Crab ? did you say crab ? My favourite, I got two for my birthday, everyone knows how much I like them
Love
Rebecca xxx
Be good, Be safe, Be happy.
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lol Still, sounds like you had a whale of a time...heehee -
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Thank you all for the welcome back.
I didn't have enough room in the car to bring something for each of you, but Kittery Maine, just over the New Hampshire border is a real outlet mecca - there's a strip of almost 2 dozen retail plazas. I didn't buy anything for Jadeanne, but bought my wife something from the Jockey outlet that's in the gift closet. I bought two belts for my male self.
It was great to be there, but it's great to be back home. The cats missed us and I missed all my online friends here on the forum. There was no internet connection at the cottage and my wife is the only other one who knows about Jadeanne.
I wish each of you forum members could have such a nice enjoyable time away, but the cottage has only one bathroom
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Jadeanne
I didn't have enough room in the car to bring something for each of you, but Kittery Maine, just over the New Hampshire border is a real outlet mecca - there's a strip of almost 2 dozen retail plazas. I didn't buy anything for Jadeanne, but bought my wife something from the Jockey outlet that's in the gift closet. I bought two belts for my male self.
It was great to be there, but it's great to be back home. The cats missed us and I missed all my online friends here on the forum. There was no internet connection at the cottage and my wife is the only other one who knows about Jadeanne.
I wish each of you forum members could have such a nice enjoyable time away, but the cottage has only one bathroom
.Jadeanne