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This weekend was a lot of fun thanks to my amazing wife. I am convinced that the scientists are correct in saying that men and women are very different. I have little to no ability to do more than one thing at a time and Lauren seems to always pick up on everything I can't seem to pay attention to. What's more is she does all of those things better than I could ever hope, so kudos go to Lauren for making my life great!

On Friday we went to see Dinosaur Jr. This was a truly great show. Dinosaur Jr. is one of those legend type bands that never seem to be someones favorite band, yet everyone likes them. I felt honored to see them play as J. Mascis amazes me to no end with his songwriting abilities.

Saturday, we got up a hair late and decided to go to the cape. We were pretty nervous about the crowds since every single tourism site and article we read said the cape is super crowded so go as early as possible. While I am sure it has its days, this was not one of them. The cape is a pretty crazy place. We were really surprised because it is really cold. I was under the assumption that it would be warm. Afterall, who likes to go to a cold beach and freeze in the water? Sure enough, no one seemed to be swimming at all and of the people that were there, most just sat around trying to soak up as much sun as possible. I think we were a bit unprepared because it would have been much nicer had we packed a bunch of firewood, a grill and some warm clothes. We did have a very good time seeing the water, a mass of seals, a moquito swamp, Province Town, Plymouth Rock, Race Beach, Herron Cove, and Corn Hill beach where we saw the sunset. To top things off, we had some lobster rolls on the way home.

Yesterday, the girls went shopping while I stayed at the office for a bit working on some projects. I later found out they had a streak of patriotism and walked quite a bit of the freedom trail sites and even got patriot hats. No patriot is complete without a few beers and lobster so I met up with them and we went to Paddy Burkes pub for a pint. I had a guiness that was poured correctly (first time for me). After Paddy Burkes, we headed over towards Duirgen Park (spelling?). I had a $12 lobster (again a first) while Lauren had the worst beer ever, a Sam Adams Lite. With my belly full of lobster and a need for a better drink, we went over to house to park and check out a local pub. We went to Tir Na Nog which is right by our house. I had a drink and headed home to rest while the ladies stuck around enjoying each others company in a genuine irish pub. Being the worry wart I am, I stayed up for them anyway but I did get to spend a little time reading which was nice.

Overall a really great weekend. Lauren and I will need to go to Durgen Park this week and hopefully we will also get a lobster as well. I also need to catch a Red Sox game so with time running out, I need to get this stuff done.