Cheesecake & Traditions

Day 6

Oh my gosh, this is the morning to top all mornings! It's Independence Day, and we're having birthday cheesecake...FOR BREAKFAST! The cheesecake, as mentioned in a previous blog, wasn't baked early enough to have time to cool, so instead we have cheesecake topped with strawberry pie filling for breakfast.

I love birthdays!

It has been, for as long as I can remember, a tradition to go to Newick's restaurant for lunch at some point during our New Hampshire vacation. Grandma protests, stating that Newick's has become too expensive and that it's not worth the money. But stubborn, I tell Grandma that it's not a New Hampshire vacation unless we go to Newick's. We tell her that she has no say in the matter, that we are taking her to lunch at Newick's. We hear nothing more after that.

We arrive, and the restaurant is busy but more quiet that usual, probably due to the holiday. Now, before I continue, it should be known that every time I have ever been to Newick's, which is every time that I've been to New Hampshire, we always have to order onion rings. They are some of the best I have ever eaten.

We order our drinks and massive order of onion rings, and enjoy the heck out of them until out lunch arrives. Clint and Grandma order the lobster rolls,as if their lobster the night before weren't enough. I, foolishly, order the seafood platter. Why foolish, you ask? One, because it isn't the lobster roll. Two, because it is enough food to feed half the population of Somalia.

Holy cow, I am SO full! AND, I still ahve a doggie bag full of deep fried crustacaens to take home. But boy oh boy, full or not, overeating at Newick's is what makes or breaks the vacation. This particular trip is MADE!

That afternoon, Clint and I go for a swim until dinner time. Dinner is a lovely grilled steak and caesar salad, followed by the Boston Pops and the Charles River esplanade fireworks show. Now, we were invited to attend a rooftop party in Boston to watch the fireworks and hear the Boston Pops, but we thankfully declined and spent the night with Grandma. After all, that is why we were there.

The fireworks were amazing, and the Boston Pops...Fantastic, as aways. It was a wonderful day and a great way to spend Independence Day!