4th of July

The fourth of July is my favorite holiday!! I was sad to not be with my family, it has been a few years since I have been in Utah for the 4th. My dad and uncles play in the Perry 4th of July softball tournament. They are actually pretty good. My uncle Alan usually does something really weird that ends up being the highlight of the tournament. One year he was running from 1st base to 2nd base, he slid into 2nd. The problem was he ended up in the middle of 1st and 2nd bases, not even close to where he needed to be! He said his little toe gave out on him.

The Perry festivities are great! The city puts on a very good breakfast, they have a race, even a parade! Our family has been in the parade a few times. It is a small parade but very fun. Our family then heads to the farm where we BBQ and watch the Brigham fireworks in front of my aunts houses. It is always just such a great day being with the family and visit with people in the community we do not see everyday! Our family used to camp out at the 4th that night but the last 2 years the family has gone to Jackson Hole river rafting the weekend before the 4th. I love that we are so close to our relatives!

This year for the 4th was fun being with Dave. We both worked until 5:00. APX then had dinner catered. Dave's friends bought fireworks but didn't really have anywhere to light them off. Since they are boys they decided that it would be sooo cool to light them off the balcony of our apartment complex. Luckily it was some of the other guys down the hall apartment. They would hold the fireworks and light them. They would throw the spinner fireworks down on the road, not to smart. They sure had fun though. Later that night the cops showed up at the apartment! We were worried about the fireworks, they were an hour late but they did come and it was really fun. We are on the top floor of our apartment complex and the fireworks were int he golf course right across the street so they were so close! Since we were so far up we were able to see fireworks from all over the area! It was very neat. It was nice to have Dave home before 10:00! I love Dave so much, he is so good to me. I am a very lucky girl!!:)