fourth of july

(peter and me on the 4th)

(mom, jim, aunt grace, uncle junior, alan, me)

(the girls at lake st. Louis)

what a great weekend!!

first, my uncle junior and aunt grace came in town for uncle junior's CB reunion. he was in world war 2. what a true patriot. i respect him so much. he is grandma helen's brother, and he reminds me so much of her. he is such a joy to be around. i had a great time with family this weekend! cousin jim and cousin alan also joined the festivities! WHAT A BLAST! 

second, friday night we had a BBQ at lindsey's. it was really fun. anytime i get to hang out with my girlfriends, i have a great time. they make me laugh. we talk about EVERYTHING. 

third, saturday was the 4th of july...and if you know me, that is my second favorite holiday. so i tend to get realllllllly excited about it. we started off the day at a brunch at lindsay's. it was an icky day outside so we stayed there for awhile until the weather passed. her mom made us mimosas, pancakes, muffins, bacon, sausage, eggs, the works. it was DELICIOUS!! love vicky. then we went to on the run mobil store....to get our 25 cent drinks bc the cards scored six the night before. well, that little commercial fails to tell you the 25 cent drink is the size of mypinky toe. it was lame. whatever.

then we finally got the lake. it was fun! we put our suits and had a blast all day. even though the weather was so grey and gloomy, we know how to have a good time. we played blackout, talked, grilled, swam, tubed. the rest of the night went well. dani didn't step on broken glass, so it was definitely an upgrade from last year! pete and i had a great time. and i hate lake water, so onsaturday i took 3 showers. im a freak. 

the house was destroyed on sunday morning, but we cleaned and left.

then my dad, uncle junior, cousin jim and cousin alan all went to terra to buy a smoker, and we smoked chicken and beef tenderloin....amazing. that night the boys put on the BEST firework show ever. it was soooo legit. the fireworks were called "barely legal" so they were INTENSE. it was a fun night. 

monday, yesterday, i did nothing all day. i literally sat on my couch and watched friends. it was a great day. bachelorette last night with kc and channy. 

today, im in class right now. sexual biology....think vas deferens and fallopian tubes. sick. thenpete and i are going to the zoo! im soooo excited. i hear the sting rays are awesome. i cannot believe it is already halfway through summer. im sad. its gone so fast. it's been an interesting summer too. good or bad? not really sure. definitely eye opening. 

now she is talking about tampons or something gross. get me out of here!

thank you god for today and the sunshine! thank you for my family and friends. cannot wait to go look at his animal creations at the zoo this afternoon! 
last weekend was soooo much fun!!