We spent Labor Day weekend at the Cape (as we like to do). This time my brother, Clay, joined us and we had a revolving door of friends stop through as well. Clay had recently bought a boat (a motor boat, as he is a man of action) for his contribution to the weekend. My contribution was 8 new wine glasses - 4 red, 4 white- which i LOVE. Can you tell who works for a non-profit? Clay took us out for a boat ride, during which we went so fast we were almost killed. Or at least it felt like that might be an option. I'm more of a sailboat kind of girl myself. We got soaked to the skin and nearly fell in the ocean and that was enough boat riding for me for the weekend. It was so fun to host friends, eat, drink and be merry. We had Liz and Katherine Kannenburg swing by for dinner one night. Liz and Kak's mom and my mom were college roommates and are still very close friends, so the four of us kids kind of grew up together. One of Clay's buddies from West Point also came by for a day or so and had fascinating stories to tell about his life in Hawaii and his time in Iraq before that. He'd been critically injured and the fact that he was there drinking beers and cooking out with us was really truly amazing, given what he'd been through. He's a great guy. Clay also introduced us to a lovely girl named Jenny who lives in Boston and who joined us as well for a day or so and who I think is great fun.
Just before we left I picked some beach plums which grow just below the deck, in hopes that mom and I could make some beach plum jelly - possibly for wedding favors. But that plan failed pretty quickly because not only did Clay forget to put half of them in the freezer after we left but while I was picking them (precariously balanced on a steep hill in the middle of prickly bushes, I might add) Geoff started throwing beach plums at me in an all out assult. Needless to say, then it was ON.
It all went by way too quickly and I wish we could go back and stay for weeks and weeks. Maybe someday our lives will allow us to "summer" at the Cape..... Ok, so clearly I'm not even a person who is in a position to use "summer" as a verb, let alone actually do it. But man, would it be nice....
