Maine.

My iPhone software update currently says it'll take 6 hours to finish.

While I wait I'll tell you about our trip to Maine last month. 

We took Apollo because my heart broke at the thought of leaving her behind.

She loved the ride. She was a very good backseat driver and after about 5 minutes of keeping watch, she curled up and fell asleep for the rest of the ride.

It took hours... I think 4 to be exact.

 The trip was filled with nature, outdoor games, indoor board games, cooking, drinking, eating, shopping, walking, beading, talking, laughing, and the coastline.

We also took a boat ride around the lighthouse where we got engaged. :)

It was a beautiful weekend other than a little rain on Saturday.

It also marked my last weekend of summer break before I went back to work.

I'd love a weekend away now :)

Meanwhile my iPhone update still says 6 hours.

Hmm.

Summer Recap

Clearly, our wedding was a huge deal to me [& to Sean!] this summer and took up a lot of my [our] time. But surprisingly enough, it's not all that I did this season. Of course, some things indirectly were apart of the wedding festivities -- but in an effort to introduce you to some of the other things we did this summer aside from getting married -- I thought I'd show you. And what better weekend to recap the summer than Labor Day weekend. :)

1. We celebrated our 4 year anniversary and ordered wine for the first time at a restaurant.

2. We spent a lot of time outside and I worked on my "tan".

3. Sean drank a lot of Guinness and bought his new favorite hat in Ireland.

4. We watched a movie [Back the the Future!] on the common in lawn chairs and ate homemade popcorn.

5. We took a trip to Maine and stayed in a "peaceful little cabin" according to Sean [I thought it was creepy!].

6. I scrapbooked a lot and made a mess of the bedroom.

7. I spent a lot of time with that little girl: Millie.

8. We spent a night in an Irish castle.

9. We spent the 4th of July with friends in our hot tub.

10. Millie spent her summer sleeping upside down.

11. We spent a Saturday at the Bruins Stanley Cup Parade.

12. We spent a lot of time at my parents house with the little guy I'm holding: Frank.

13. Sean played a countless amount of shows.

14. I was completely distracting and made Sean take a number of pictures with me while driving.

15. I had two eye incidents that landed me in the E.R. twice and in glasses for... a while.

16. I spent time with my best friends.

17. We went to see the Redsox play at Fenway.

18. I got my first henna tattoo.

:) Happy Labor Day weekend.

PS... I think I did a pretty good job recapping my summer without mentioning the word wedding!