Fun & Dreams: Back in time October 10, 2011

I'll be stepping back once in a while since so many memorable things have happened that I'd like to blog about. One very important time was our 30th wedding anniversary last October.

We were very lucky to be offered a house on the Cape for the weekend that my co-worker Tim owns at a dirt-cheap price that we just couldn't pass up. The only thing that was sad for us is that we love Maine and have spent the last 2 years celebrating our anniversaries with Bruce & Jean and have had so much fun. But we also love Cape Cod and the price was right, so we took it.

The house was wonderful. Small, comfortable and clean! And it helps that at the end of the street is the ocean. It also helped that it was 70-80 degrees the entire weekend! We were not prepared for such nice weather...I hadn't packed enough warm weather clothes. No complaints...the great weather was an awesome gift from God.

We went for a bike ride on the CC Rail Trail on Saturday. There are many lakes along the bike path to stop and relax at. I always think of the ocean when I think of the Cape but the lakes are just as beautiful.

After our long bike ride it was so hot we took beach chairs and blankets down to the ocean and relaxed for a few hours. It really felt more like July than October! We walked the beach, read, slept (some of us...David!) and just enjoyed the beauty of God's great world.

After Mass on Sunday we decided to give it a go with the Kayaks. We had brought ours so Bruce & Jean rented a tandem kayak. We made it out to the ocean after about an hour of paddling. Here are Bruce & Jean gladly taking a break for a photo shoot. They found out that it's not easy:-)

But the reward was great!

Since David and I kayak quiet often we found it a bit easier. That was our first time paddling in the ocean, but now that we've experienced it once, I can't wait to do it again!