Not a lot of people are lucky enough to know what it's like to grow up on Cape Cod. With tourists all over the place, you couldn't differentiate between the locals and the tourists. However, if you grew up on Cape Cod, you can relate to at least one thing on this list. Its what separates our childhood from the others.

1. Not a week went by that you didn’t get ice cream at least one night.

Growing up on the Cape, there are cute little ice cream places in almost every downtown. Whether you grabbed a few scoops at Sundae School (any location of course), the Ice Cream Smuggler (aka the Smuggler), or Somerset you’re in for a tasty treat!

2. You’re always at the beach.

If you grew up on the Cape, waking up at 8 a.m. on the weekends with the fam was the routine. Even though you had a parking sticker for the parking lots, the “Lot Full” sign was always out by the time you got there. Mayflower, Old Silver, Nauset you name it.

3. You question what light is when driving at night.

Driving at night down the Cape makes you question what light is. With street lights popping up every once in a while, seeing another car in the distance gets you a little excited; you’re surprisingly not the only one around! Especially as a little kid, seeing how many cars you see in one drive is kind of exhilarating.

4. You were dressed ln Lily Pulitzer ALL THE TIME.

Whenever I left the house as a kid, my parents would ALWAYS dress my sisters and me in Lily Pulitzer. But in all honesty, all kids look adorable in Lily Pulitzer so how could you not?!

5. "National Night Out" was sort of a big deal.

I don’t know if it was a big deal in any other towns, but in Dennis “National Night Out” was a super fun day filled with laughs, face painting, and K9’s. The Dennis Police Department always put so much effort into this event to make sure the kids had fun and felt protected.

6. During the winter you literally did nothing.

“Doesn’t living down the Cape in the Winter Suck?” Yup it does (did, for me). Even though I’ve moved off the Cape, living down the Cape in the winters wasn’t the best of times. Although going to the beach after a snowstorm to see the waves is fun, you’d much rather be soaking up the sun in summer.

7. You’re somehow emotionally attached to sunsets, starfish, anchors, sea glass, etc.

For me, its sunsets. My family and I would always go to the beach to watch the sunsets. I even have a sunset necklace that I wear everyday. It’s just the way it goes.

8. Anything past Plymouth felt like another world to you.

When you're little, going over the bridge seemed like a once in a while thing. Anything past the totem pole by McDonalds on the highway was a different world. Also, the totem pole on the ride back meant you weren't too far from home anymore.

9. You have your favorite homemade pizza joint.

For me it was Peterson's (RC's) pizza. Buffalo Chicken pizza with blue cheese dressing on the side is just magical from there.

10. All your friends are from multiple different towns.

When planning playdates with your friends in elementary and middle school, you had to plan around your parents schedules. With schools being school choice, anyone can go to any school throughout the entire Cape so you would have friends from every town. Also if you went to a catholic school like I did, kids came from all over so planning movie nights wasn't always easy.

11. You wouldn’t change your childhood for the world.

Although moving off of the Cape my freshman year of high school was one of the best experiences of my life, living on the Cape is something I wouldn’t change for the world. I made my first best friend there in kindergarten and still keep in touch to this day! That’s got to count for something right?