So it begins! Maine voyage part 1.

What begins? Why, summer of course. Summer never actually begins on the date the calender tells you. It begins on a different day for every person. This year, summer began on memorial day weekend. Summer often begins on memorial day weekend for many families, but not always. Sometimes it begins on.. Say.. June 15th. Why? Oh, no special reason. Well its not special for YOU anyway. On June 15th 2010 the Anderson family's summer began because they had their first family beach outing! But summer didn't begin for the Edwards family until June 20th, when they set off on their voyage across country in their RV.

My family's summer started the day we drove up to Maine to visit family and friends! This was the plan:

Thursday- Friday. Stay at Grandparents lake house.

Saturday- Cookout with Brother and Sister in law.

Saturday Night- Stay night at cousins house.

Sunday- Meet up with friends at church.
Sunday Night- Stay at Friends house.

Monday- Drive home.

Here's how it all went down!

Wednesday night was spent packing everything i might possibly need for a trip to Maine for a few days. Planning every outfit out, making checklists, ect. The next morning we made the trip up to vacationland! The sight of that little brown house at the end of that bumpy dirt road has been one of the most exciting things for as long as i can remember. That lake that all of us cousins had been swimming in all our lives never changed. It's always been the familiar warm water, surrounded by pine trees and the sounds of splashing children. I'll never forget the feeling of floating on my back, staring up at that big blue sky with the warm sun reflecting off the water. The two days we spent at Grand moms and Grand Dads were perfect, warm ones. We left the little paradise with smiles on our faces, slight sunburns and anticipation of what was to come on our "Summer Kickoff" weekend.

Part II of our Maine Voyage coming VERY soon! (:

~ Almost N.Y.C