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  • Our Forever Beach

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    I was born in a bay town, caressed each of my children, for the first time, in a room overlooking the banks of a river and raised them in a shore town, within viewing distance of the Hudson River.

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    Where the ocean touches the earth, plays hide-and-go-seek with the light and the sunshine is treasured above all else. 

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    Not to mention, the slightly tangy sting of the fresh salty air.  It's in their blood.

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    Their father has been coming to this same beach since he was a child.  It's where we spent our first days as man and wife and introduced each of our babies to the soft, gentle waves of Cape Cod Bay.

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    Songs have been written for less and, sadly, moments like these are becoming far and few in between.

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    But, NOT this day.  The shades of soft purples, dark blues and warm golds are still very fresh in our minds.

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    For, no matter where life takes us, (because, tomorrow comes a lot faster than you think) we will always have THIS day, as far and few in between as it IS, on OUR beach, together, for which I will be FOREVER thankful.

    As I live and breath, I love you, Garth (not his real name) thank for THIS and much, much more!

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  • Nearly Wordless Wednesday: More Than a Feeling

    I canNOT believe that summer is almost over. Can you? I mean, I haven’t even unloaded their backpacks from June, yet.  Still, the kids and I can’t help but feel a little sorry to say goodbye to the Summer of 2009.

    So, I put together this little movie — you know, for those who will, no doubt, by December, insist they were absolutely B.O.R.E.D the entire summer — so, hopefully, it will help them ALL remember the really good times, too.

    [bites lower lip]

    Okay, me too.

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  • Our Pilgrimage into Provincetown

    Provincetown Harbor
    My favorite view of Provincetown, MA.

    We're baaaa-aaaack!  What an AWESOME trip we had, too.  I'm STILL sorting through piles of dirty laundry, as we speak.  So, for your viewing pleasure, some highlights of the last days of our summer road trip through New England.

    Provincetown Harbor Boardwalk
    Day 7 – Provincetown is located way at the tip of Cape Cod, or "upper cape" as the locals call it.The girls were all like, "Wow, Provincetown has a boardwalk!"  Though, we couldn't find anyone selling any funnel cakes, or knew what the heck a "Zeppole" is (i.e. fried dough in Jersey) but, we did get a chance to eat at George's Pizza and, well, it really is the best pizza in P-town!

     

    Provincetown Art
    Day 7 – The weather was awesome (albeit, a bit on the chilly side) and Provincetown is filled with warm, bright, shiny and very colorful people!

     

    Provincetown - Blueberry-Lane Pottery
    Day 7 – We got a chance to meet fabulously talented artists like Paul Wisotzky, owner of Blueberry Lane Pottery and teacher at Truro Center for the Arts, who bravely choose to give live demonstrations of their work and patiently answer about eleventy-hundred questions (daily) like, "Don't your hands get awfully dry," and "What's hand lotion?"

     

    Into the Provincetown tower 
    Day 7 – Provincetown is also home to the Pilgrim Monument (built in 1910) to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in Provincetown in November 1620. Here the Pilgrims spent 5 weeks exploring the tip of Cape Cod (before sailing to Plymouth) and drew up and signed the Mayflower Compact.

     

    Provincetown tower kids
    Day 7 – The Pilgrim Tower is 250 feet high and almost 100 years old.  Heather and I opted out of the climb, about halfway up, due to some serious issues with having to climb 250 foot high 100 year-old towers and not realizing it until, you know, halfway up.

    Provincetown Tower Streets
    Day 7 – If you're planning a family vacation to Cape Cod (like these people, who were obviously on "vacation mode" and refused get out of my shot) I highly recommend a visit to Provincetown!  It's like one big fat street fair and history lesson all wrapped up in one!

    Cape Cod Lighthouse at Hightower
    Day 7 – The Cape Cod Lighthouse at Hightower is only a stone's throw away from Provincetown and open for a quick 20 minute tour, although we were ALL pretty much toured-out, by this point in the day.

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    Day 7 – The kids were happy to be able stretch their legs (before getting back into the car, AGAIN!) and, well, just breath in the fresh salty air heavily infused with the scent of cranberry and rose hips — someone needs to figure out how to bottle the stuff, seriously!

    Cape Cod National Seashore dune grass
    Day 7 – This vacation was all about relaxing and being able to partake in quiet little moments (like, chasing sea gulls and getting lost in all the dune grass) while we re-learn to enjoy each others company.  So, yeah, our trip to the Cape Cod National Seashore has paid off BIG TIME!

     

    Next on tap:  Views from a Battleship Wedding!

    Greetings from Cape Cod, MA!

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    [3/17/10:  Edited to Add – submitting this story to the travel site, Uptake.com] 

  • Mommy Needs a Mojito!

    Mommy Needs a Mojito!
    Day 1 – New England's looking good already, right?

    Seafood Cakes & Boston Beans
    Day 1 – Tastes good, too!

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