Cigars, Sinatra, and CSI

Labor Day on the Cape was great. Winston had a great time playing outside and loved the cool weather. We watched the Red Sox, played Backgammon, went out for lobster, and both my dad and I finished Prince of Tides.

We also had beautiful tomatoes from my boss’ backyard garden on Long Island!

This past weekend was even better though. My parents came to the city for the first time in over a year. They saw my new apartment and helped me do a little decorating. We turned the weekend into an early 25^th birthday celebration, going to PJ Clarke’s for burgers, cigars at Club Macanudo, pasta (and more cigars) at Florio’s, and drinks and music (and more cigars!) at the Carnegie Club.

Saturday nights at the Carnegie Club are “Sinatra Saturdays,” which ended up being the highlight of the weekend for me. On Saturday afternoon, we spent about an hour at the dog park and they got to meet all of Winston’s friends. We bought some apartment furniture and even found a Crime Scene Investigator shirt for my little brother.

We had a great time and I was sad to see them go back to Raleigh on Sunday. Back to my routine!

(Winston was sad to see grandma and grandpa go too!)

Cape Cod

I’m finishing up at work and heading out to the Cape! I haven’t spent much time there this summer and my whole family will be there this weekend. It’s my favorite place in the world. I can’t wait to take a shower outside, run to the ocean, see my family and best friend Kelly, watch Winston run around the backyard, and needlepoint! (My fingers are a lot better!) The only thing I don’t like about going out to the Cape is going out there. It’s a really long drive. Without traffic it takes about 4 and a half hours, but I hit traffic every time, so it’s usually between 5 and a half and 6 and a half hours. Long time in a little car with a big dog. I’m usually really happy for the first hour or two because I never get to drive and it’s fun to put on some music and put the top down. It gets old fast though when you’re sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic across the entire state of Connecticut. Totally worth it when I pull in the driveway though!

I love this house. It’s my favorite house we’ve ever lived in (and we’ve lived in a lot of houses). The porch is my favorite.

Before I know it I’ll be sitting out there watching the Red Sox and needlepointing! With this guy of course…