I was blessed last weekend with the INCREDIBLE joy of not only spending 5 whole days with my best friend and her husband, but doing so in the beautiful city of Portland, Maine. New England is all I had hoped for and more. The leaves were stunning, the lobster was fresh, and the people were great. I would definitely say my first real excursion to the Northeast was a huge success, and I couldn’t have asked for a better bunch to share the experience with. Here are just a few favorite pictures from our trip (we went a little camera happy).
Pit stop in Boston to pick up Josh. Had to see Fenway Park!
The 4 of us at the Charles River
Breathtaking!
My first oysters
Giddy
The perfect meal.
The beautiful Portland Head Light
Best buds
One of many beautiful mansions on the water.
leaves!
Thanks Josh for the Fall shower.
We had to pull over on a back road to capture this hidden gem.
Cracking up in the rain and cold at how completely LOST we were.
serene
Borrowing the boys pipes for a photo op. Clearly we are pros.
Love the fog on the water
home away from home
Stuck at the airport for 8 hours. No big deal for these 2!
Phew, my hand is tired from all that photo uploading. As you can see, we had fun. Truly what I came away from Maine with was an intense feeling of gratitude for the people in our lives. Julianne and Daniel have been our friends for a long, long time. We love doing life with them. Things are just better when we’re all together.
But with the gratitude and happiness comes a longing to see them on a daily basis. It is difficult having best friends many states away, but that is what we signed up for when we packed up the Montero 4 years ago and waved goodbye to Georgia. Saying goodbye to friends really dampens the mood when heading back to a city we actually really love a lot. Who knows what God has in store for the 4 of us down the road, but hopefully it will involve more random mini-vacations and living in the same state again.
I hope everyone is enjoying the Fall. I’m so glad to have gotten to see some pretty leaves, because there sure aren’t any of those in Texas. But good news!! The high temperature dropped below the mid 80s this week! WOOP!
Have a great weekend!
Caroline
Ordinary Awe 