Vacation Time….

I thought I would take a little time to talk about our yearly vacation to Cape Cod.  (beware…it's picture heavy)
 I am super good about posting pictures on FaceBook or Instagram, but not so great about keeping up with it all here.
 It's amazing to me what a society of "quick and instant" we are slowly becoming.  Some of it is good because it is easier to stay in touch with friends and family and some of it is not so good…the loss of taking the time to write and the lack of attention it sometimes takes to read more than a short paragraph. 

So….I am going to take the time to write and hope that you will want to take the time to read, because it's definitely more than a paragraph. 😉
For the last 6 years Ken and I have spent the 3rd week of August on Cape Cod.  In previous years we stayed in a very quaint cottage, but this year we decided to try a different house that included a/c in the bedrooms and boy were we ever happy to have it on the super humid days during the middle of the week!

While we had seen pictures of this home online, we were so very happy to see it in person.  It was the perfect little (and it was little) house for us!  We spent so much time on this screened in porch both with our morning coffee and evenings playing games, sipping wine/beer and just talking about our day.

My kids will laugh to know that I actually "enjoy" playing games now.  When they were little, it was always Ken who played games with them because they knew that Mom really didn't enjoy it that much.  I would give in however and play on "family game night" on New Years Eve every year.
I credit Carole and Dale for getting me hooked on the games that we love to play.  In fact they taught us a new one this year…Mexican Train and I love it!

Speaking of Carole and Dale, we were fortunate to spend a lot of time with both them and their family who we have come to know and love over the years.
On this day we took a drive over to Denis and had lunch at the Sesuit Harbor Cafe.  What a little gem of a place and the food…SO good!

On Thursday Carole and I took another trip over to Denis in her fun mustang convertible!  This time we went to Eden Hand Arts, which is one of my favorite places to go.  Tucked away in this teeny tiny shop are the handmade designs of John Carey, now made by his son in law.  
Each year I save money to make a purchase (or two).  I love the unique designs and of course the sparkle of shiny silver and gold.  Last year I bought one for my youngest daughter as a gift for watching my dogs and one for my granddaughter who came to the Cape with us…they both love their bracelets too!

A lot of our days were spent just enjoying the sunshine, sounds of the waves and the busy little sand pipers running in and out of the water.  
I don't think that anyplace else in the world makes me happier and more content than being at the ocean, although the lake is becoming a close second.  The waves are always so soothing, always coming in and then going out…every.single.day.  I miss it already!

When I posted this picture on FB one of my friends mentioned how beautiful a shawl would be designed around this picture and I can definitely envision it with the beautiful soft blue against a lacey white edging.  Now if I could only design..ha!  I'm betting though that I can find a pattern on Ravelry which might work well.

When we were not at the beach we took a few side trips to places that Ken has always wanted to visit.
We went over to Hyannis one afternoon to the JFK Museum.  As a girl who grew up just outside of Boston, it was so special to see all of these old photos.  Someday I hope to go to his library in Boston as well.

We also took a trip over to the Sandwich Glass Museum.  Such an amazing array of beautiful glass through out history and even more amazing is how much of these delicate pieces are still intact.

This year we went out to eat more than we usually do.  Not having children with us made it a bit more affordable and a few Christmas gift certificates that we tucked away made it even more so.  My daughter Ashley gave us a gift card to one of Ken's most favorite restaurants, Anejo and he enjoyed every single morsel!!  Thanks Ash!!

It's hard to believe that another year has come and gone just like that and there is already a taste of Fall in the air up here.
See you next year Cape Cod!!