Happy Fourth of July!!!

This is, hands down, my favorite holiday. It always has been. Growing up, we did this holiday soooooo right. Fireworks, cooking out at Lake Batshitcrazytown. more fireworks. It was always such fun to go buy them, getting to pick out just exactly what you wanted…and while the parents were sure to fight about something and cause tension across the land, they usually kept it in check enough to not put a damper on the night…either that or we were just so hopped up on homemade ice cream and sparklers that we didn’t notice…just waiting, waiting, WAITING for the sun to go down and that anticipation of the big display over the lake to start…

i love it.

It’s a great day. If I ever get married again, I’m doing it on July 4th.

Speaking of weddings, went to a fabulous one last night at my other families facility in Batshitcrazytown. Gert’s dad renovated our old TAG building, the old Post Office and turned it into THE VENUE to celebrate anything at. The wedding was gorgeous. the food was great. the beer was cold. the band was really good. The bride was perfect. the groom was smiling from ear to ear. I got to bartend for several hours, running interference with different people. This family lost their husband/father two or three years ago to a heart attack, the date of that is Monday. so for the MOB, this was one helluva night to get through. She and I snuck out and sat on the steps and cried and melted down for about an hour, then made it back into the party. She has become one of my favorite people in the world, and I knew yesterday would be hard for her…but she made it and it was a superfun party.

Today, the girls and I are heading to the lake and floating on some water. we’ll gather at LT’s house tonight for a cookout and fireworks. She lives right across the street from the college in Edmond, where there is a GINORMOUS display tonight. One of the top ten, so says CNN and USA Today…laid back and easy!

What are you doing? How are you celebrating? Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing be safe. have fun. and tonight, when the sun goes down and the sky lights up…think of me and smile. I’ll be doing the same!