I know I’m late on this update. Both of you that noticed will have to just deal with it.

Our next stop found us moving Southeast towards Cape Cod. After the busyness of Boston it was nice to do some relaxing. In Cape Cod we stayed at the Clapp’s Guest House. It’s a cute little place in the town of Harwich Port on the Cape. I was originally under the impression that we were staying in "Cape Cod," but that’s like saying you’re staying in the Gulf of Mexico. This photo is from the backyard and facing the main house. The guest house is behind me, but this shot really shows the greeness and beauty of the area.

Here’s a picture of our room. I show this picture for several reasons. It shows how quaint and interesting the rooms are, and it sort of felt like staying at Grandma’s house. The bathroom was tiny and there were a lot of bugs to begin with (but I killed them all.) The other reason I show you this picture is because of what’s on the television. That would be the show Myth Busters on Discovery. I am fairly confident I have now seen every episode of the show…ever. It totally rocks, and is a perfect example why we should never get cable tv…hmm, but it is educational right?

This is a very good picture of my hot wife. It’s 6:45ish on Tuesday, anyone like to take bets on how long it takes her to read that last sentence? Like I said, this part of the trip was mostly relaxing, so if you were expecting grand church buildings where wars concerning the fate of a nation were fought, you will be disappointed. This is taken out back in the beautiful backyard. She was nice enough to let me work on my photography skills (ie humoring me).

Because I like to keep you guessing, there actually were a few sites to see on the cape. There are TONS of lighthouses, and I’m guessing that’s because a cape was really easy for boats to run into or something. We visted a couple and saw some from a distance. This is the Highland Lighthouse which is about 100 yards from a really steep cliff on the sea. There was another guy there with some fancy Nikon taking pictures. There is a strange bond you feel towards someone else that has a similar camera, much like when I’d see other people driving a Ghia. I know nothing about them, but I feel like we have a connection is some odd way. Last I heard though his wife was yelling at him. As he went over the barrier separating the viewing area from the cliff all I heard was "Don’t worry honey, I won’t fall!"

One night in Cape Cod, frick, I mean Harwich Port, we went and saw a local baseball game! There were signs all over Harwich Port advertising the game, but it took us awhile to figure out what it was all about. The game was part of the Cape Cod Baseball League where college players come to play during the Summer. There were players from all over the country at various points in their college careers. We even saw several players from CSULB. The game was between the Harwich Port Mariners and their crosstown rivals, the Chatam A’s. It was a packed house, but Chatam was thoroughly thrashing Harwich Port. I kept the roster list so I can check back in 5 years and see if I’ve heard of any of them.

That is Cape Cod in a nutshell. Before the baseball game we went to a very tasty BBQ place with a funny old man called Dave’s Barbeque. We went to a Mexican place called Aye Caramba advertising "authentic Mexican food." Paul asked if the burritos come wet, to which the waitress replied, "I don’t know what that means." Yes, eating was one of the best parts of the trip.

Last update is yet to come…the big apple, New York City!

Got some fun photos to share with you!

Stacie and I attended Lydia and Joe’s wedding recently (Lydia works with Stacie). It was lovely and we had a great time. It’s cool to have had that experience and understand what the Bride and Groom are going through.

The other night we made dinner! Yup, all by ourselves. We don’t have a BBQ yet, so we broiled steak. Ick. Not only was it in the oven, but it’s an electric oven, so we had hot coils above our meat doing the cooking. NO NO NO. Meat needs flame, no beef about it. haha, beef.

My brother has reached the ripe old age of 21. A group of us went out to Parker’s Lighthouse in Long Beach to the bar on their 3rd floor. We’d never been up there, but it was way cool. Reasonable prices and an awesome view of the harbor. Good job bro.

My little brother turned 21 today! A group of us went to Parker’s Lighthouse to the 3rd floor bar area and had a great time. I’ve never been way up there, but it has a gorgeous view. I just wanted to wish Andrew the bestest birthday ever and say what a fun time I had with such a great group of people. Here’s to great birthdays everywhere!