Cape Cod is where my family goes every summer to meet up with our other family and friends. We only get to see everyone in my family once a year and some years not everyone can attend what we call “Beach Week”. To say my family is ridiculous would be an understatement. We are all hicks to say the least, and when we are together the pranks are never ending but unfortunately, we all live in the opposite direction of one another, as hours separate some and full day trips separate others. During the year even my direct family is constantly on different schedules, we rarely see each other until very late at night where homework, work and other events separate us from spending much family time together at all. Going to the Cape is always the most relaxing time of the year; full of barbecues, bonfires, camping, and since our condo is right on the beach, the water is just outside our sliding glass door. Going to our condo in Provence Town, Cape Cod Massachusetts is the time of year where we all get to finally reconnect and recover from our hectic lives to catch up with each other and for a little fun in the sun.
I have been to Cape Cod every summer since I was born for Fourth of July to the following weekend. Over the years family members of mine have passed away but we have also gained others, things have changed dramatically but there’s one thing that always stays the same and that’s the Cape house. The McDavitt family Beach Week is always the reflecting time of each year. When you get into the condo you can’t help but realize how fast time is passing, it always seems just like yesterday we were all together, but in reality, it has already been a year. Every time we are all together our family can’t help but remember the family in our lives who have passed and the time we have had at the Cape house with them. My twin sister, Katherine and I always reflect on just this every time we are there, it’s a simple reminder to all of us to appreciate the people that mean the most to you and to understand how fast time is passing. Beach week, as much as it is relaxing and fun is reminder to be thankful for the good things in our lives and to appreciate how far we have come. In life some of the most important things are the simplest and our Cape cottage is just this for my family. It is important to take out every once in a while to appreciate life and reflect on the past year.
Now a day’s the world does not allow us to have even one day off away from work, school or technology and it is important to take a break and relax for a few days. Beach week for my family is our get-a-way from all the chaos surrounding everyone’s life but eventually it is time for us to get back to reality and embark upon another year. To have a stress free week of fun is exactly what every person needs in order to be happy, everyone needs a break every now and then and the cape cottage is ours.
My rationale consisted of gathering pictures I had of my summers at Cape Cod and ordering them appropriately with my script. I tried to match up some of the funnier pictures with the beginning of my script because the beginning of the script mentioned pranks we pulled and how silly my family all is. Then I new I was going to add the sound of the ocean so I went to Newport Beach with my friends one weekend to a secluded area and got really low to the ground to record the waves, I had to get really low to the ground to avoid as much of the wind as possible but I think it came out well. This was a plan and I think I followed my ideas and my rationale perfectly and the overall product came out great.
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