Last weekend I actually had the entire Saturday off. Until I picked up a bouncing shift, then I had MOST of an entire Saturday off! But I spent the day hanging out with my parents at Owl's Head Transportation Museum. I hadn't been in probably 13 or more years... but I used to go A LOT. And my parents still go, A LOT, especially since my dad has a car to show (just not this time around). I'll take a Corvair please...OR a GTO, or a '66 Mustang, thank you very much. They even have a great shop...
Next stop was Owl's Head State Park...it has a lighthouse. But it can't count towards my goal, because my Gram wasn't with us. SOON enough we will get that show underway... However, I can cross another state park off my list - best news, it was FREE!
We also did a pass by the wharf in town too...and that just screamed all sorts of Fourth of July in Maine:
I went to TWO new restaurants. Gilbert's Chowder House was a stumbleupon because J's Oyster was PACKED. I couldn't attend Jenny's 30th Birthday party, so with some arm-twisting, she agreed to get some mussels with me :) Becky and Catherine came along for good measure too! Though the mussels were tasty, the service was a bit delayed. Let's chalk it up to a busy crazy awful day for the staff. The chowders were great, and I am pretty sure everyone was content with our food while seated on the back deck. The second place was Aurora Provisions in the West End of Portland. I was overwhelmed with yummy options on display, but we were headed to the beach so I needed to keep it together. They fixed me up with a delightful chicken salad wrap, iced mocha coffee, and chocolate chip cookie... LOVED it. Will definitely go back for a pre-made quiche or more desserts. YUM.
I leave the best and saddest for last. I finished my third book: Mockingjay. The Hunger games trilogy is over, sadly, but I am SO delighted for how it turned out. I love love love this series, and I can't WAIT for the movies to come out. I finally know what it's like for the Harry Potter and Twilight fans out there who had to wait between book and movie. I finished it about 20 minutes before I had to work today, but had enough time to ask my dad "Is this how satisfying all books are???" Haha, he is a much more avid reader than I am. I can't get off my emotional roller coaster just yet, but I think I might know just the trick: Tina Fey.
