If you see a fork on the road, look for the plate of cake.

This trip happened a couple of weekends ago..

Cape Escape

Kennedy Memorial Park in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Due to my impending job-related training in the Cape, this trip has been planned but not for this particular Saturday. I am anxious about driving 2 hours to the training site that I asked my hubby if we can do a trip to the place so I will know where I am going when the day of the training does come. Plus it’s an excuse to do a road trip to the Cape and visit some familiar places while enjoying this only sunny day of the whole week. It has been raining on and off for the whole week which is great for the garden but not when you wanna do outdoor fun stuff.

Hyannis, Massachusetts — Cape Cod Maritime Festival

We did not know that this is going on until we got here. There were lots of nice boats and yachts on display in the harbor when we got here to take a walk along the boardwalk. Mind you, we just had a scrumptious meal of scallops, shrimps, clams and fish with some fries and coleslaw. Just a few of my favorite summer things to do ^_^…..The place was getting busy and it won’t be long now when the tourist starts coming and the traffic will be on standstill in Main Street. The ferry going to the islands are also getting very busy and there are tourist here and there taking advantage of the ambiance and the weather. My husband felt like he’s on vacation somewhere else and I couldn’t agree more. This reminds me of Key West with a more subdued surroundings, for sure, there will not me a Mallory Square melee to speak of.

Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse

The first time I’ve seen this was when we boarded a ferry for Martha’s Vineyard one cold April day in 1997. My husband wanted me to see Martha’s Vineyard then but sadly the ferry had some engine trouble so we had to head back to the dock. It was a tease trip and it took so many years before we finally made that trip on a Memorial day weekend.Since then, I have been meaning to find this lighthouse and view it on land. This day must be our lucky day. As we were walking by the boardwalk we venture out farther to a dead end and a sort of a private yacht club marina. As we came close to the water, lo and behold, there it was standing and guiding boats safely to the dock for many years. I am very interested in lighthouses because they have a certain mystic and allure to them, at least for me. I was so glad to finally have a picture of this one and I guess, it’ll be the first lighthouse photo for 2009.^_^

Friday, May 1, 2009

My Date in the E.R.

I had my day all planned out today. I am glad that it’s the end of the week and I will finally be able to wrap up some testing and my schedule for the day was looking really good. But of course something had to happen and made my whole day askew. While capping a test tube ready for digestion, it broke and sliced my finger. Though a small cut in width it cuts deep enough and creates an ooozing fountain of blood through my glove hand. I grabbed a large kim wipe and wrapped it on my finger while trying to open the first aid cabinet. Through my panic the stuff in the first aid cabinet became a blur so I run out of the lab and found my co-worker to help me stop the bleeding. I don’t want to go to the ER but the big boss insisted so off we went in the middle of the day racing down and weaving through the noontime lunch rush for a date in the ER. This place is one of the places that I don’t want to be in especially on a Friday. It shouldn’t be named ER because the people there aren’t moving like there’s an EMERGENCY at all! There were so many sick, injured and people who are suffering from one health dilemma to another. I felt that the whole place’s a germ factory. It’s understaffed because it took me a long time to finally get in a room to be seen by the doctor. When the doctor finally did took a look at my finger she assured me that it won’t hurt at all…….maybe a small pinch but I should be all set once she’s done. All lies! Needless to say, I spent the better half of my Friday, lunchless, two stitches, a shot and an embarrassing faint on a 4-hour date in the ER. I am not very good when it comes to needles and I hate the smell of the hospital and what the whole place represents —if you’re lucky it’s wellness and good health but for some people it represents loss and death. “They” said things happen for a reason and that instead of dwelling on the negative focus instead on the positive side of things. I am not sure what is the positive side of this event today other than me feeling brave and human enough to feel pain, embarassment, and gratefulness all in one day. My finger is better now and able to type though slow , it’s bending and moving without bleeding. I’ll probably look back in this episode and tell myself I make a mountain out of a molehill. It’s really no big deal but I learned today. I learned to be always ready for change. It can be good or it can be bad but the way you approach change is really what matters. I am a bit mad at myself for capping the test tube tight. I have been doing the same thing for a long time,why now? Why did it break today?The things happening today made me look back and see how was “I” when I woke up today. My husband think that I am over-analyzing things but then again “it happen for a reason” right?

(This is straight up from my husband’s Valentine’s card….I thought he really was looking for the perfect message seeing that it took him about an hour to pick up this one. Reading this put a great big smile on my face and tears of happiness rolls in then I though to share it with you —maybe somewhere out there one is in need of that “just the right words” to say to their special someone.)

Love isn’t hearts and flowers,
though sweet words have their place.
It’s rainy days made sunny
by the bright smile on your face.
It’s the little daily triumphs
I can’t wait to share with you.
It’s all the random rough spots
that we help each other through.
It’s the way that you accept me—
My good points, faults, and all.
It’s knowing you support me
and feeling ten feet tall.
It’s mornings in the kitchen.
It’s cuddling up at night.
This is love. The daily stuff.
And we’ve sure got it right.

Hearts and flowers are beautiful,
but what we have day in and day out
while we’re sharing life together
…..is more beautiful still.
I love our life together…
and I love You.

The day after Christmas, I have to get in to work and finish up a few tests that I have started 4 days before.This was supposed to be a 4 day weekend off from work but I have to go in because they wanted things done by the end of the year. It only took a few hours and we have the rest of the day so we decided to melt the accumulated pounds during the holidays for a winter hike up to our special spot in the White Mountains. It wasn’t snowing anymore but the day looks like it is going to sprinkle snow anytime. We did not let the weather discourage us and so we packed Daisy and some snacks for our trek on the snow. As you can see she loves going out and she can’t wait to get out of the truck after about an hour and a half ride .

Slim Baker Reservation…..is a good size hill, steep and with about a foot of snow on its path so going up was quite a task. It’s been a few months since we’ve done this trek and that was in a better weather than this one. I was going to give up, ha! I thought I can’t lift my heavy snowboots’ step anymore….but I trudge along thinking, one more step,one more uphill step at a time and we’ll reach the top. The picture on top was the spot where we end up. It is beautiful for all season, it overlooks the little New England town of Bristol, New Hampshire.

The path going up was cleaned and they run a snowmobile tractor or some kind of vehicle going up top to marked the path. There was packed snow underneath the path we walked on, the air was very clean and the silence was music that accompany our every steps. You’re probably thinking, we should have done this in our snowshoes or cross-country skiing gear but this my friend is a spur-of -the-moment trip. We were going to go shopping and see if we can haggle some after-christmas sale but we ditched that idea and opted for a trip dashing through the snow.

After our little hike we went for a ride to some familiar places and snapped some more photos. The snow changes the landscape but it still brings some old memories of the times past. We’ve been through these places so many times but each time is still awe-inspiring and full of magnificence.

The granite on the side of the road were all wrapped in an icy grip as seen here while skiers from the not so distant Cannon Mountain zip through the groomed trail taking advantage of nature’s natural playgound accessories —snow.

Hancock Viewpoint, Kancamangus Highway…..we’re thinking nothing about icy road or running out of gas, instead we thought of the road running out because of winter closures. The views were spectacular as ever, the crowds may have gone, the sun may just be a blurry spot on the sky but these mountain vista is as constant as the changing season —dressed in different palette everytime.

The Pemigewasset River….flowing like it’s the only thing that its known, dotted with stones that looked like they have icing on top. It’s clean, cold and like the blood, it flows through the mountain valleys and provides life a contant reminder that there maybe stones, hills and mountains along the way yet it will persevere and always some how find its way to go through them and emerge out in the open ocean…..free.

Hancock Viewpoint—-we were just happy to be here enjoying the time together, weaving new memories and reminisce on the old ones.

The hanging bridge across the Pemi river was full of icy snow but it did not deter some brave souls who were not equipped to cross it with proper gears. We saw quite a few people with their cross-country ski gears on and off they go through the snowy path. We were just there to soak in nature’s beautiful change.

The Pemi River from the bridge…we looked cold to the bones but we’ll always remember the love that warmth our hearts……

….the moments that we share and memories that we’ll remember…

Dashing through the snow,

In our 4-wheel drive we go.

Through the hills, mountains and valleys,

Reminiscing and laughing all the way.

Daisy’s dog-collar rings,

Going from window to window

Enjoying the view.

Oh, what fun we had …….

This past weekend I decided to be lazy and just spent it curled up on my couch with a real tear jerker while waiting for my laundry to be washed, dry, folded and put away. I should be studying for my 3rd big test for this week’s Chemistry exam but I didn’t. I did not really expect for this movie to draw tears because it was marketed as a romantic comedy. But I never really base everything on the cover or what the critics are saying. My husband did not expect it to be such a sad love story either but he was ready with tissue box at hand and glass of water while I was trying not to erupt into a river of tears. This was such a great love story and after watching it I can’t helped but gave my husband a great big hug thankful for all the time we have together. Hillary Swank is so good in this movie, the emotions are real, raw and anyone can relate to what she’s going through in the movie. There’s plenty of eye candy to go around as well and Gerard Butler is revolving into a great hunk of a leading man in this movie. I am so in love with this movie and it will go down as one of my favorites. It can hit close to home and remind us all that we have to treasure and cherish every moment and each other because no one really knows what tomorrow brings. I am crying a lot after watching this and I can’t seem to stop —-it’s embarrassing, I know! But hey, I am just a girl….If you’ve watched this already, you were probably dropping a few buckets of tears too. But for those that haven’t seen this movie yet, it’s not a comedy. Romantic, yes! But far from comedic, even the part where it’s supposed to be a comedy, is sad. Still I would recommend this to everyone…..

” You don’t really know how important someone or something is till they’re gone”