All Things Maine

My trip back to Maine was both tiring and reinvigorating. My father decided it would be a terrific idea to run me around errands on my very first day back following my red eye flight to Boston, a 2 hour wait at the airport, and 2 more hours on a bus back to Portland. I fell over in exhaustion when we finally arrived home. The next 2 days were dedicated to getting the Spooktacular off and running. We had to figure out a way to get our pulley operated flying dragon to work, decorate, find last minute costume stuff, and hammer out other details. The following days were loaded up with visits with friends and family, making sure I got and Amato's Italian Sandwich, a Pats Pizza, a chance to sample some of Maine's fine microbrews, as well as Len Libby's delicious chocolate.

I also made my return to the Maine airwaves to cover Maine's Gay Marriage issue on election night. I was honored and thrilled to be put on the issue garnering national attention, especially since I haven't been covering news in my home state since March. WGAN has a great news team and I was glad to be part of it again. Its been hard breaking into the news biz in California. I was talking about that over dinner with my friend Sarah (a career councilor) the night before the election. She told me I should do whatever puts me in my "zone". I told her that I haven't felt that level of zen in quite a few months. Early Wednesday morning I slid under the covers of the small single bed that occupies the guest bedroom at my dad's house. I had a big smile on my face. I had found it again.