Wow, it's been a long time!!!! Time to update! I've had these posts written when the computer was down over the summer, but never ended up copying/pasting them....
Day 3 was also Jay’s 34th birthday! I asked Jay what he wanted to do for his birthday (besides opening gifts and going out to dinner!). His wish? To drive out to the rest of the Cape! We got a bit of a late start out and, by that time, it was just about time for lunch, so we stopped off in for lunch at Marathon, a little Greek burger joint. The food was great! We each had burgers and fries; Jay also got a cup of their super Clam Chowder too. After we left Marathon, it was off to the rest of the Cape…
Jay had wanted to go up to show us the lighthouse in Truro. Looking at the map, I realized we were VERY close to Provincetown at that point, so I convinced him to go to “the end” or Provincetown. We took a couple of rides through the town. I hadn’t been up that far since November 1988, so it was definitely awesome going back. I was even able to point out to him the motel my family had stayed at back then. We were debating climbing up the Pilgrim Monument, but by the time we reached the parking lot for the Monument parking, 1) Jason was fast asleep and 2) there was NO parking whatsoever. The Monument parking lot was jam packed. I was, however, able to get a couple of pictures of the Pilgrim Monument from the point of view of the parking lot.
A little while later, we did make it back down to Truro and to the lighthouse. We got out there to see the lighthouse and take a few pictures. What day trip would be complete without picking up a couple of souvenirs? We walked out of the gift shop with a book on the lighthouse, a couple of postcards and a stuffed lobster and “Good Night Cape Cod” book (pretty much the same idea as the Good Night Moon book) for Jason. Once we left Truro, it was back down to Hyannis for dinner.
On the way back to Hyannis, we drove by Jay’s parent’s old house to show Jason where Daddy grew up as a little boy. At that point, it was still just a tad too early for dinner, so we went into Yarmouth to one of the Christmas Tree Shops and to a tee-shirt outlet. Once that shopping trip was done, we were on our way to Barbyann’s. Right before we got to Barbyann’s, we heard a bunch of people honking their horns and looked ahead. There was a Cape Cod 4 Troops event going on in the K-Mart Shopping center, so we stopped by to see the military trucks and take a look around. Jay ended up walking away with a CC4T polo shirt.
Back in the car, we were finally off to Barbyann’s. They seated us right away, and once we got to the table, I went to the bathroom. As I was coming out, I saw our waitress and motioned to her to come by the bathroom. I whispered to her that it was Jay’s birthday, and my original plan of getting a few of his friends together with us hadn’t worked out, so I asked if she could bring a small special dessert out after dinner. She told me it wouldn’t be a problem at all. I had one of the BEST prime ribs, and Jay had a swordfish steak and dinner. Jason was SO cute, drinking out of a big boy cup with a straw. He was SO well behaved throughout dinner. After dinner, our awesome waitress took our plates and offered Jay a dessert menu. Jay picked the Boston Crème Pie, but they had none left, so he went with the Strawberry Shortcake. Of course, what dinner out would be complete without a cigarette break? LOL As he walked out, the waitress was coming out of the kitchen with the dessert and a candle already lit. I had to let her know that he went out and I’d signal when he came back. She kept peeking out at us and within a minute of him coming back in, we started hearing a few of the waiters and waitresses clapping and singing Happy Birthday. Now, there was another BIG birthday party going on upstairs, so Jay thought that the singing was for that person….until they came over to our table and put the strawberry shortcake in front of him. The staff wished him a happy birthday, he blew out the candle and the 3 of us dug in to the dessert. It was SO yummy!!! From Barybann’s, we went back to the room and enjoyed the rest of the evening together……
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