fun in maine

Christmas day was a whirlwind of dogs. Jesse's mom and her husband have two great danes. Very large dogs. His sister and her family came on Christmas day with their two dogs, one was a great dane and the other was a black lab/boxer mix puppy. There was lots of peeing when they showed up. I didn't realize dogs pee when they get excited. His family likes dogs. I almost threw up when his aunt said, "Who peed on my foot?" and sure enough, a dog had peed on her foot. She wasn't even mad. Wha? Huh? Then his aunt and cousin and cousin's boyfriend came over. They brought two dogs, a really old and deaf and mostly blind dog and a brown lab puppy. Needless to say, it was very overwhelming and I kind of wanted to pee on someone by the end of the afternoon. It was nice to catch up with the human family members. We haven't seen his nephew in two years and he's four now. Totally funny kid! He quotes Napoleon Dynamite like nobody's business.

We went to Caribou to visit his dad. It was a really long drive. We stopped a million times and it took 8 hours to get there. Here's another travel tip. If you get motion sick, don't go on a road trip that means being in the car for at least 12 hours in two days. It sucks. Just don't do it. But! It was really good to see his dad and really get to know him. I met him on Jesse's and my second date but it was kind of awkward. That is probably a story for another blog. Anyway, Caribou got 39 inches of snow the couple days before we got there. People in Maine don't realize how much Maine and Michigan have in common. They acted like nobody else gets lots of snow. Northern Maine reminded me a lot of northern Michigan.

This could be any town in northern Michigan...


And this also could have been taken in Michigan...


And this definitely made me think I was back in my home state...


On Thursday we borrowed Jesse's mom's car and went to Freeport to do some Christmas shopping for my parents. We'll see them in January to exchange gifts. We ended up going to the hunting and fishing section of the L.L. Bean store. It might not sound fun but let me tell you, we were there longer than any other store in Freeport! We found some DVDs that were supposedly about hunting but we are pretty sure it was wilderness porn.


We had a great time. Next time I think we won't go for so long. And I think I will rent a car. And Joanna's making me some pants with secret pockets for carrying flasks and treats. Right, Joanna??

Happy New Year!! We'll be celebrating with friends in Ann Arbor. I'm sure there will be funny photos to post tomorrow.