I LOVE the 4
th of July. It's always been one of my favorite holidays and a time of celebration. I think it stems back to my childhood where my parent's friends the Mayans had an absolutely fabulous party; Chines lanterns and all.
So every year I have hosted a 4
th of July party. This year it was preempted by another big occasion; John's high school graduation party.
I was at loose ends about what we'd do for the 4
th until the stars began to align. Someone told me about Mason's 4
th celebration with a classic car show and Katie decided to come home for the weekend.
What a glorious 4
th. The car show was awesome and made me
nostalgic for the antique car shows my Dad used to take me to in another small town;
Greenport, NY. The cars were incredible and we had a blast shopping, hitting up the great little bookstore in town, the new ice cream parlor and my favorite eclectic store, Keens. Katie found some awesome material to make a gorgeous and very professionally crafted laptop bag.
We didn't quite make it to the fireworks but we sat around watching movies and had a bonfire where we made
S'mores. What could be better. All in all the
looooong weekend was packed with tons of things to do and culminated with the hilarious movie "Get Smart". Silly, improbable, wacky....everything you remember from the TV series.
(This is the view from the beach just down the road from our campground; the Platte River as it empties into Lake Michigan)
(This is the view from the beach just down the road from our campground; the Platte River as it empties into Lake Michigan)
