Cape Cod: Memorial Day Weekend

*Today is National Running Day.  I want to talk about my love for running but I'm going to wait until after the Corporate Challenge Race tomorrow night so I can write about running AND a race recap! But, I hope everyone had a lovely running day!*

I love a lot of things in life.  Most notably: my husband, my family and my friends (& running, but I'll talk about that another day).  But I love my friend Stephanie even more than normal because she just bought a Cape house in Brewster, MA.  You can read about how Stephanie's making her house into the perfect beach home here on her new blog! Go check it out!

The Cape is a magical place and I love making the hour and a half trek (with no traffic) down to one of the most beautiful places in the world. If you've never been to the Cape, you need to get there!  It's such a special place in New England!

Dave and I got down to Brewster just as the game was starting.  You know, Game 7 of the NHL Playoffs.  While the boys did some hockey watching, the girls gossiped and cooked.

Luckily, the Bruins won, otherwise the boys would have been pretty cranky.  And for the first time since 1990 the Boston Bruins are in the Stanley Cup Finals!  How cool is that?  Could we live in a better city?

The next morning, we awoke to clouds and fog so the girls headed out for a 3 mile run on the bike path. I did 3 miles of cutdowns at 10 minutes, 8:40 and 8:06.  Felt great.  Then because it was still too cloudy to head to the beach, we decided to do the next best thing: Drink.

Courtney recently went to a Bachelorette that served this punch and it was so good!  Really really sweet but also delicious. I loved it!
Spiked Punch
Ingredients:
1  can frozen cranberry juice concentrate
1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
1can frozen limeade concentrate
1 bottle white wine, chilled
1 liter carbonated water, chilled
2 bottles champagne, chilled
1 lemon - sliced, for garnish
1/2 cup fresh mint, garnish
Instructions: Mix together and serve!


And then the sun came out.  So we gathered our stuff and headed to the beach, ocean side.

We played some games, listened to music and attempted to go in the water.  A few hours later we headed home to this little guy...

He definitely missed us...

And the boys got grilling.  On the menu: Steak Tips, Shrimp and Swordfish Kabobs, Avocado Dip, Salad, and Mashed Potatoes.

I had a little bit of everything : ) We hung out a bit more than headed to a local bar for live music.  So local in fact, that we could walk!  The bar was crazy packed and a lot of fun.

I love my High School friends : )

The next day the boys woke up early to golf and us girls headed to the beach.  In the late afternoon most people left but Dave and I decided to stay with Steph and Mike for dinner.  We were all craving friend Clams and decided to go to Cobies.  As we were driving, I noticed the sun was rapidly setting and I knew if we got to the beach quickly we could get some beautiful photos.  And I'm so glad we got to Crosby's beach in time.  I mean check out these photos!

Awww, I love Cape Cod and I love beautiful sunsets.  Nothing makes me happier.  Except maybe this guy....

Oh and being the mature kids we are we decided to have a little fun. Dave was definitely embarrassed by us but we were enjoying ourselves.

As you can probably tell by these photos, Stephanie used to be a dancer and a gymnast.  All that training paid off : )

After our fun, we headed to Cobies for some grub: Clam Chowder, Fried Clams, Salmon Sandwich, Crab Roll and Sweet Potato Fries.

Then Dave and I said our goodbyes and headed home.  It was a wonderful weekend on the Cape with my best friends.  The Cape is really one of the best places on earth and Brewster is quickly my new favorite place.

Have you been to the Cape? What's your favorite place?