Been a While

Probably no one is still looking at this, but I had a sudden urge to send out my continued adventure to the great and mysterious internets. Clearly I made it back to the States with ease. Upon landing in Miami I started to feel a little silly about how homesick I'd been. You know that hindsight, it's 20-20.
I hit the pavement running when I returned to Maine. While I was in Peru Spencer's business had taken a downward turn, along with the US economy. He hadn't been able to drum up any jobs for many moons, and as a result was trying to apply to jobs. Those who know the Bangor area know that there is little work there, particularly for mechanical engineering types. Spencer applied to jobs in Portland, Maine, as we had been talking for some time of trying to relocate to a more bustling metropolis.
We applied for jobs and did the interview process while trying to finish up years worth of house projects in order to put our house on the market. We both, thankfully, landed jobs in pretty short order, and have now been working at our respective jobs for over a month. Because of our fantastic friend network in Portland, Maine, we have been staying with friends since we've been in the area. Our Hampden house is on the market, but as with the market in the rest of the States the house does not sell, and though there are a lot of houses on the market for super-cheap we have had an equally tricky time of finding a house to buy in our new location.
We are currently under contract on a house in Portland Proper that will be perfectly adequate for our needs for at very least a few years to come. It has three bedrooms, a shop for Spence, and a full basement. We are enjoying our jobs overall, and are excited to see our new Portland life growing and prospering.
I didn't know when I asked for an adventure in the spring of 2008 that I would get a year's worth of it. Cheers to adventure and never being bored:)