Dinner with the President in Maine!
I'd like to preface this post by telling you that, no, we didn't vote for Obama. Most of you probably already know I was raised in the south by die-hard Republicans. However, you don't have to be a Democrat to eat within pea-flinging distance of the current President of the United States. Our daughter works at a fine dining restaurant on the coast of Maine where's she has a summer externship. Last week, the owner of the restaurant made a comment about making sure they had up-to-date photo IDs for the employees because Obama was coming to town. Our daughter thought there might be a chance he'd come to that restaurant because it's a really nice one. We'd had reservations to go to Bar Harbor for a short vacation for a few weeks and, admittedly, we weren't too happy when we learned last week that Obama and his entourage were coming, which would result in closings, detours, and more... …
