The 4th of July tends to be one of my favorite holidays. Obviously, I am VERY patriotic and I love celebrating our amazing country. But, I think it also has to do with the fact that this holiday is all about the SUMMER to me. You grill out, you spend time on the water, you watch fireworks, you eat watermelon, you know…all things “summery.” And I LOVE it. We have been in Beaufort more times than not recently on the 4th of July, but this year we stayed home. So, it wasn’t quite the normal “holiday” for me because Mikey and I still worked on Friday…but we still had a WONDERFUL 4th.
Our day started early with a neighborhood parade. Here’s a funny little story about that. When we moved into our neighborhood, Mikey had big thoughts of LOTS neighborhood activities. He grew up in a hood that always had LOTS going on, and me having NEVER lived in a neighborhood, I was excited! Well, let’s just say the first year we lived here, we saw NOTHING. We were a little disappointed. I think the last social chair got burnt out and they never got a replacement. Well, the new board is trying to get that going again, so they had been sending out e-mails asking for volunteers…well, I called one day to reserve the clubhouse and offered to “help” with anything and casually mentioned the 4th of July parade…and well, what do you know…just like that…it was ALL ME! Ha! The girl who has never lived in a neighborhood and never even witnessed a “neighborhood” parade was all of a sudden in charge. But, really….how hard could it be? And it turns out, it wasn’t. I was nervous about the turn out, but it actually ended up really good. It was MUGGY and HOT, but everyone seemed to have a good time. I am so glad we did it and hope we will now start having a few social events in the neighborhood every now and then. It is the best way to meet people.
Collins took a nap after the parade (and so did Mikey and I) and then it was time for the LAKE! We had one other couple join us and we went and met my family out on the boat. We literally just tied up in one spot and hung out all day…swimming, eating, drinking, and having a great time. A few of our other friends joined throughout the day. It was definitely a fun day on the water. We didn’t get back home until 7:30 and still had to cook out! We all went to my parents’ house and grilled hot dogs, burgers, had baked beans and coleslaw (see, such a summer meal, right??). My mom was keeping Collins for us on Friday so she spent the night and Mikey and I were back home asleep by 10:30. We had such a good holiday.
You go girl! Our 'hood has a parade, too, and I think it's so cute! Collins's little outfit is adorable!
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