Vacation ... not in Wisconsin!

No offense.

I love visiting family and friends back in my home state. But I love traveling to new places ... and since moving to Massachusetts, almost all my traveling is back there. Not exactly new.

I am, therefore, very excited that I just booked three nights at a bed and breakfast in Portland, Maine.

We'll be staying at the Wild Iris Inn, located a couple blocks from the waterfront and the downtown district. More specifically, we'll be up on the 3rd floor in the cozy and cheerful Daisy Room.

Isn't it too cute? For Jon's sake - and my own, frankly - I did not choose one of the overwhelmingly pick rooms. We both like yellow and blue, and I thought that Jon could tolerate this decor.

I plan to have us spend most of our time exploring state parks, snapping pictures of light houses and ooh and awing at nature. I plan to scramble around on rocks, examine sea creatures in tidal pools, and breathe lots of fresh air.

I can't wait .....