happy summer

Fourth of July weekend is summer at its peak.  Its best.  Its boldest.

It involves so many things I love: parades with Lyv, patriotic pennant flags, homemade hamburgers/ lemonade/ ice cream, sunshine, water balloon volleyball, breakfast up Milcreek canyon, sitting on the grass to watch fireworks, the national anthem.  And this year it means Samuel will be home (for 2 days)!  I'm so jazzed.  We're going to ride bikes.

It will be nice to be home this year, but the past few Independence Days have been nothing short of amazing:

Last year I spent the fourth of July weekend in Ghana.  We went on some adventurous hikes, and then ate mangoes and guacamole.

The year before last I spent the fourth of July at Hebgen with roommates and family.  West Yellowstone knows how to do fireworks, that's all I can say.

And in the epic summer of 2007 I spent the fourth of July in London.  A little ironic, but completely worth it.  I think we ate hamburgers.


Anyway, here's wishing you a weekend full of barbeques, red + white + blue, fireworks, the Sandlot, parades, and watermelon.  Stars and Stripes Forever!

this is lyv as a tiny patriot- 2(ish) years ago