Fourth of July

Did you miss me?  Even though there's been a lot going on these few weeks I've been MIA let's recap Fourth of July weekend shall we?

Let me start off by saying that this Fourth of July weekend was one of the best ones in recent history.  I think with Fourth of July being on a Friday this year really helped.  I get 'long' weekend every other weekend so the fact I had a three-day weekend didn't mean a whole lot, but the fact everyone else in the world also got that three-day weekend just made it that much better.

Thanks to my work letting me out 59 minutes early (woohoo) I got home a bit early and was able to just chill out.  Around 6:30, Dan and I (along with my cousin Ben) headed up to Stacked to meet Dan's sister, Amanda and her fiance, Lou, for dinner.  Stacked is a delicious burger joint.  We were able to score a table on the patio out front which was amazing since the weather was so freaking beautiful over the weekend.  We had some beers and burgers and enjoyed each other's company.

My burger - this time I got cheddar cheese, grilled pineapple, breaded jalapenos and bbq sauce

After dinner we headed back to our place where Caleb met us.  We hung out on our deck for quite awhile.  The boys lasted longer than I did but overall it was such a nice night.

On Friday I spent a good part of the day just relaxing around the house.  In the morning I ran to the grocery store to make party potatoes for Susan's get together later that evening.  I let Dan sleep in (he normally does NOT sleep in, but he slept until around 10am when I woke him up with breakfast)

That evening I picked up Michelle and we went to Susan's house for a barbecue/party.  It was a lot of fun, and with the weather being so amazing just added to that.  They had a lot of food and drinks.  It was a really nice time.  Their house overlooks New Town in St. Charles and out there everything is legal, so we had a good view of a bunch of people shooting off their own fireworks.  While it was chaotic a bit, it was a really neat experience.  We stayed there until semi-late and then headed back home. 
 

My hair actually looked good curly (natural) I should have gotten a pic with Susan too... hindsight yo!

There was glow sticks!

On Saturday Dan and I did some running around to a few stores.  We also relaxed and then ended up meeting up with his childhood friend, Steven, and his wife, Sara.  We met up at the casino where some of them proceeded to gamble (I had some drinks) and then we headed over to the concert at Riverport (or Verizon if you want to get all technical).    The concert was The Urge and 311.  It was a really nice show and the fact the weather was so amazing just added to the fun.  After the show they did a mini fireworks display which was great too!

I just realized you can see my arm taking the selfie in Dan's glasses.

After the concert we went over to Dave and Busters until they closed down.  It was fun to play some games.  Then Steven and Sara wanted to go back to the casino... so we headed over there... I am not a gambler - so I mostly just sat there, because drinking at that point didn't sound fun either.  After they wasted a fair amount of money, we dropped them off at their hotel and we headed home.  We didn't get home until 2:30-3... which is LATE for this girl.

Sunday was mostly a relaxation day... and felt so good.  Dan and I both took naps... and it was oh so glorious.

Sadly though all that outside time did quite the number on my feet... stupid mosquitos...

Not counting all the things you CAN'T see

Overall it was a wonderful Fourth of July weekend.  I hope everyone also had a great time!