To the beautiful city of Portland, Maine:

Thank you for being the coolest, most beautiful city in the Northeastern part of our country. The friendliness of your people never ceases to amaze me. The warmth that I feel every visit is amazing, and I am forever grateful for every trip that I am able to take.

Thank you for being the home of my beloved two younger cousins that I absolutely love spending time with. I love being able to spend the entire day at your gorgeous beaches with my family. Thank you for providing the most beautiful day with my family, frolicking in the frigid waters like the little fish that we've all always been. Crescent Beach will forever be my favorite, but the recently discovered Scarborough Beach State Park has found a new place in my heart. Even though your waters were cold, your veggie burgers were on point and super delicious.

Thank you for Old Port, the little town located directly on Casco Bay. Your restaurants are delicious, and not to mention you have the best seafood I've ever had. You are home to Flatbread Company, dare I say the best brick oven pizza in the world. You also have the best freshly squeezed lemonade, and everyone knows that I am sucker for good lemonade.

The shops of Old Port are beyond amazing, and although I can't thank you for making me more broke than I already am, I can thank you for sharing all of your amazing locally owned stores that sell the most beautiful clothing. Thank you for also housing my first love Urban Outfitters, as well as Stonewall Kitchen where I always seems to find myself eating my way through the store. Thank you for being just the best, quaint little town.

I will forever and eternally be grateful for you, Portland. Thank you for giving my family and I the best memories that I could ever hope for trip after trip, winter after winter, summer after summer. I've never been so happy to arrive in a place, or been so sad to leave.

Until next time, Portland.