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In 1999, Sarah was a typical bride-to-be, flustered with wedding details. Then the groom called. “I don’t want you to panic, but I might not be able to come to our wedding....”

So began Sarah Smiley’s life as a military wife. As a former Navy brat herself, Sarah knew better than anyone that weddings and funerals—even childbirth!—take a backseat to Uncle Sam. But just as the young, nationally syndicated columnist was getting comfortable with the military wife’s routine, her husband was sent away for an unexpected deployment. What followed was a true test of strength and wit. From getting locked out of the house in cowgirl pajamas to wrestling with the temptation of infidelity, Sarah exposes it all with candor, heart—and knowing humor.

I’m not from Maine… but I got here as soon as I could. Six years ago, a family from Florida fell in love with “the way life should be,” and althoughthey’ve never seen a moose, the Smileys intend to stay. Because say what you will about the coldwinters and the messy mud season, there is no other place to raise a kid than in the great state ofMaine.Got Here As Soon As I Could is a collection of syndicated columnist Sarah Smiley’smost-loved columns about raising a family in Maine. In these 100 essays, readers will laugh, cryand nod their head “yes” as they remember a time when all of America was as simple and beautiful as it still is today in Vacationland.