Day 3

Sunday we slept in and then drove to the beach where we spent the day relaxing and enjoying the area. This beach was different than the ones I spent time at mainly Florida growing up because it was really rocky. Chris loved to find flat rocks and skip them across the waves.


we saw seals pop there heads up all day. they were really fun....just poke their heads above water, look around and then off they went! we would see them again down the beach. so fun!


this day we ate yummy fresh shrimp and enjoyed long walks up and down the beach! towards later afternoon some surfers came out and caught a few waves. it was so pretty. we looked for shells but there were not too many along this beach.


after dinner we found a good place to fish and spent a few hours trying to catch something. the best part I have to say was not the fishing (sorry chris) but the sunset!



And the moon came up just as soon as the sun went down. it was really beautiful! our last night we made a fire and watched the stars. we are so grateful to have spent some time away and with each other. what a great trip! we listened to one of chris' favorite books on the drive; Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.

I love spending time with Chris...we laughed so hard and had some really good conversations. It is nice to feel so connected and close to him again. life gets busy and time off reminds me again of why and how much I love and appreciate him. We have a wonderful life together. Full of great things; hard things, challenging things but we have a wonderful time together!

happy 4th of july

Happy 4th of July!
We spent the day in Provincetown. A little touristy and a little crazy with people but really cute shops, great food and beautiful beaches.

Chris loved walking on the mudflats looking for shells. He found several really big, nice and fun ones. It was quiet and beautiful!




It was fun to watch all the boats come and go.

This lighthouse was built in the 1850's; it was moved away from the shore in the '90's. This was the one thing i wanted to do and tour because it is always what I pictured when thinking of Cape Cod. There were beautiful views. We saw the whales in the water from the lookout.


overlooking the sand dunes in Provincetown~the Pilgrims cut down all the trees for cattle grazing and then over did it so now there are no trees and the sand has nothing to hold the vegetation. we read all kinds of things at the visitors center! interesting.


we saw the most beautiful skies this trip. it was unreal. pictures just do not capture it all.

and of course fireworks~this was the best show i have ever seen...sorry lander, wy and bills family. maybe it was the beach or the water or the full moon but it was really fun to celebrate this way

Cape Cod

"A man may stand there and put all America behind him."

Henry David Thoreau 1890

Cape Cod National Seashore is so beautiful...we had the best time over the 4th of July. The Pilgrims originally landed at Provincetown, MA. They spent 30 days there and did not like it so on they went to Plymouth.

It was an 8 hour drive to our hotel Thursday evening and then Friday we drove out to Wellfleet to the campsite. (yep~car camping) it was a really nice place though with quiet couple sites and really nice spots. Then we unpacked the bikes and off we rode about 5 miles to the beach. I will spare you pictures because it was really hot that day but the one above is of the beach we rode to. After the ride we got settled, setup camp and I took a long nap. Then foil dinners, s'mores and off to bed. We miss Wyoming camping where you backpack in and see no one for days but this was almost as good. And a trip I will remember and want to repeat often!

summer flowers

this is one of my favorite flowers~hydrangea....and they last forever! we planted one this spring in the backyard and we have had blossom after blossom to fill the house. they make me so happy! love it!

go redwings.....

thanks hillside for a fabulous evening at the company box! air conditioning, barbeque hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cold drinks, a great view of the game and gorgeous weather!

the field, go redwings....
we had a great night with co-workers and getting to know their families
yummy cookies, fun company and a great game! we paid for parking and that was worth the $5

hillside + xerox

they have a box as well but i think it is really hard to get in
the ysa group carried the flag for the game so there was a large group from the branch there. including some friends mark and laura!

this was the first game of the season we were able to attend and what a great game! they pulled through and won in the last inning!!

And the night ended with a crazy fireworks show. this was a really good show but sooo loud.

i cannot remember the last time........

I stayed up all night with a really good book, enjoyed listening to the birds as they begin to chirp before there is even a hint of light out and then watch the sunrise from my front porch. I am lucky that I have a job that is understanding to such mental health days off....

The book that keep me up was "wish you well" by david baldacci~recommend it!

We sang this song on Sunday.

oh my father~I have always loved this verse

For a wise and glorious purpose
Thou hast placed me here on earth

And withheld the recollection

Of my former friends and birth

Yet often times a secret something

Whispered "you're a stranger here"

And I felt that I had wandered

From a more exalted sphere

I started reading my sisters keeper. It is interesting so far and now it really feels like summer with good books to read and nice weather.

a weekend free

we had a saturday off~the first one since mid april. it was so nice to sleep in and enjoy the lazy feel of a saturday.....of course we worked on the kitchen ~ it is almost done. chris had some trouble with the old electrics in our house but he figured it out! thank goodness. we also made some homemade salsa! it is so beautiful. tomatoes, cilantro, radishes green onions and several types of peppers. yummy!

and had a little barbeque in between the rain! which it did all weekend. kabos and hamburgers were so yummy and a nice change since our kitchen is no fun to cook in.

yummy hamburgers with mushrooms, cheese and blue cheese! with all that rain the bugs are really bad! it is hard to spend any time out for a long period of time. it is summer and we only have a few months of good weather here so i wish that the bugs and weather could work themselves out together.

the lilies in the front are now in full bloom ~ so beautiful...chris' favorite flower!

and happy father's day to my own wonderful father who has taught me so much about life and love and forgiveness and to my future husband father who will be the best dad! I love you!!!