Kate
is that special lady I met on OK Cupid, but first I visual met her
while she was working at Debs and she became the topic of discussion of
sorts with co-workers
of how can I meet someone like the cute girl at Debs. What would I
say, how would I approach her I mean, she’s at work, in an ice cream
shack clearly not there to meet someone. The only solution, become a
repeat customer and take it slow. Down side, she
didn’t have regular hours and I never saw her there again until after
we were dating.
Obviously
it was meant to work out between us as we did eventually connect
spending a wonderful summer together; falling in love along the way, and
our relationship continues to progress splendidly. We have many
similar tastes and interests and I look forward to many adventures with
her by my side in the future!
So
where did we go, well just check out some of the past blog entries and
you will see stories and photos of our many hikes in Central Maine and
along
the Mid Coast! We sort of made the Vaughan Woods in Hallowell our go
to place to hike along the with Viles Arboretum in Augusta.
I
had a lot of fun this year and managed to attend a record 21 wrestling
related events traveling as far as New Jersey for a once in a lifetime
opportunity
to meet the greatest Japanese wrestler of all time Keiji Mutoh better
known as The Great Muta!!!!!
The
majority of the shows were local wrestling shows here in Maine, however
in early June I has an amazing wrestling weekend with my best bud Jay
traveling
to New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island for 2 wrestling shows and a
wrestling convention. Other shows included 2 WWE shows, Canaan’s first
two WWE shows, and Chikara Pro coming to Maine for a 5 star event!
Mom,
Irving, Canaan, and I attended a Sea Dogs games, the Doggies won, where
Sgt. Slaughter was making an appearance. Mom and I went to July Sprint
Cup race in Louden, NH after my ex in laws gave me two tickets they won
at the Oxford Casino. On the way back we ate at Bonanza in Sanford,
Maine. It had been a long time since my last Bonanza dining experience,
it was spectacular!
When
Jay and I had our wicked weekend we made a stop in Coney Island had a
hot dog at Nathan’s Famous Franks Original Hot Dog Stand, took in the
Coney
Island Sideshow, and rode the world famous Coney Island Cyclone wooden
roller coaster celebrating its 85th Anniversary!
Roller
Coasters are not my thing, but I had to ride it not just for its
legendary status, but because I promised myself that I would start
trying and
experiencing new things. A lot of my trying new things centered around
foods like onions, peppers, meatloaf, and other things I would never
eat before. Some I found that I like a lot, others not so much still.
Another
thing I decided to give a go was acupuncture. I had always been
fascinated with it and was just curious how it felt. So I checked my
insurance
and located a place in Portland that accepted it and billed my
insurance direct.
Acupuncture
is really something that has to be experienced to fully appreciate it
and its benefits. In all I had 7 or 8 sessions where I would lay
on my back and she would place 10 - 12 needles total on me. One in
each foot, the side of each leg between the knee and ankle, the elbow
area of each arm, the back of each hand, and the remaining 2 – 4 were in
my head and face region.
A
couple times after I would flip over onto my stomach and she would do
cupping. Again that’s an experience. After using heat to fasten the
small
class cups (think mini fish bowls) she might slide them around into
position and the really work the back muscles in loosening them up. On
my lower back it hurt so badly!! Just excruciating! Some of them left
some very large bruises on me too.
I would do it again; I found it to be very unique and interesting experience that everyone should give a try once!
One
of the things that I enjoyed the most this past summer was after a trip
to Moxie Falls with Mom, Irving, Canaan, Addison, and myself we stopped
off and did a photo shoot of Canaan in Canaan! We had such a great
time doing it. This Spring I want to do Addison in Addison.
I
saw 2 concerts this year, Dierks Bentley in May at the Augusta Civic
Center with High School chum Amy Mathieu and a big show at the Bangor
Waterfront
in August with my best lady Kate, a former co-worker of hers and two of
his friends.
Dierks
show has two opening acts and I even was drawn for a meet and greet
with Dierks backstage. However, it was to take place during the opening
acts and quite honestly I would rather watch the show. The show in
Bangor was the Last Summer on Earth Tour featuring The Barenaked Ladies,
Blues Traveler, Cracker, & Todd the Big Head Monster. Both shows
were a lot of fun and simply fantastic! We had
general admission on the lawn at BNL and I would see any show that was
there in the future.
Kate and I both enjoy live music and yesterday we bought 5th row at the Merrill Auditorium for Jewel March 10th! We are very
excited as I love Jewel and both of your favorite song is Foolish Games.
John
and I had front row for Aziz Ansari at the State Theatre, it was an
absolutely hilarious show! Well worth the $35 each they were. Prior to
that
we took in Japanese Hibachi cooking at the Fuji Steakhouse including
eating with chop sticks. John and I got the Fuji New York Sirloin; it
was melt in your mouth good!
Thanks
to Paul and Amanda I was introduced to a couple Portland places I had
never been to before, Duckfat with their delicious poutin and Coast City
Comics and their stupendous rotating supply of the finest pinball
machines! John and I went there as well during my birthday tromp
through Portland.
I
introduced Paul to the Liberal Cup after we took in Big Time Wrestling
at the Augusta Civic Center while the both of us and John sampled Run of
the
Mill in Saco for the first time together prior to Avengers at the
IMAX. A movie we almost missed due to Paul’s shenanigans!! Other
flicks taken in this year include, Cabin in the Woods, The Expendables
2, Hunger Games, The Dark Knight, Rock of Ages, Dark
Shadows, Skyfall and more.
In
sad news the Hostess Company closed their doors and went out of
business. That means that Maine’s own JJ Nissen is done for and more
importantly
Drake’s makers of the greatest snack cake of all time Funny Bones is no
more. I enjoyed what will probably be my last Funny Bone ever on New
Year’s Eve, quite depressing.
2012
started out rough but ended brilliantly for me! I’m excited to see
what 2013 brings, here are a few things that I would like to do or see;
Get a poker chip from The Oxford Casino and Hollywood Slots Bangor
Go to the Phillips Narrow Gauge Railroad
Attend 3 Concerts
Try to get published
Addison in Addison
The Great Northern Maine trip
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