Birthday/Halloween Snow

Bob is a Halloween birthday baby, so we had plans to celebrate his birthday with friends on Saturday night. Never did we ever imagine that we would be dealing with a huge snow storm! Luckily some of our friends were still able to make it for dinner and we had a great time at the Indian place with Sarah & Reg and Rick & Cindy. And we never lost power at our house, so that was an added bonus. Snow in October... crazy!!!

You must check out this album...

I'm not in the habit of giving music recommendations on my blog (with the exception of my undying love of Josh Ritter) but this album is amazing and you should really check it out. Three of the band members are friends (and former students) of mine, including Jim Rudolf. The album is incredibly well done and the songs are beautiful. I'm so proud of the guys, especially Jim, and I love that they are getting such a great response and positive reviews about the album. They are even listed in the most recent issue of NH Magazine as one of 12 artists who aren't household names yet, but who they think should be. I've known Jim since my very first summer at Wanakee in 1996 and I'm lucky enough to still call him my friend. Its been wonderful watching him grow as a person and as a musician and I love that he, and Tan Vampires, are on the verge of what looks like a big break.

Check out their first video, shot in Portsmouth:

Dreaming...

We've found a beautiful little piece of land for sale on Georges Pond and we're dreaming pretty big these days. 50 feet of waterfront and just enough space to build a little 2 bedroom chalet for us to live happily ever after in...





Now if only we could come up with a 25-35% down payment and get approved for the loan... It stinks when reality sets in pretty hard core. But we've decided to play the lottery too, so maybe we're not quite done dreaming just yet...

Anniversary Trip

Bob and I spent a wonderful Columbus Day weekend at Hancock Point to celebrate our anniversary. The weather was perfect and we loved every minute of being up there. Heather and Don Parker were so generous to give us their home at the Point for the weekend and it was beautiful!

This beautiful beach is right across the street from the Parkers house and we went hunting for sea glass every day. The views are beautiful and we happily poked around the beach, collecting treasures.

On Saturday we finally went to Schoodic Point. We spent some time at Schoodic this summer, but I never took Bob to the actual point. It was much quieter this weekend than it would have been in the summer and we climbed over the rocks and sat and watched the water and the fishing boats. So beautiful!

On Sunday we took the mail boat out of Northeast Harbor to the Cranberry Islands. It was warm and sunny and we loved it!

We took this our last morning at the Point. We sat on the stairs (it was high tide) and just enjoyed this little piece of heaven. We're so lucky to be able to spend time at Hancock Point and are so thankful to the Parkers for sharing this amazing place with us.

Our First Anniversary

Wow, we've been married for a year!! A year ago we had a wonderful wedding day and we've loved looking back on it today and remembering all the beautiful things about our wedding.

I'm lucky to have a very romantic husband who likes to send me flowers at school. These were delivered to me on Friday, along with a box of chocolate covered strawberries and a "Happy Anniversary" balloon. The flowers are beautiful and everyone at school was very impressed with my wonderful husband.

Our first anniversary photo, taken as we were getting ready to go out for a late lunch/early dinner of Indian food.

The top layer of our cake survived the year in our freezer and actually didn't taste too bad... a little freezer burned, but not horrible.

Bob and I have had a wonderful first year of marriage and are so thankful for the time we have together. I fall in love with him more and more every day and I realize how lucky I am to have such an amazing husband who loves me.