4th of July disaster...

July 4th weekend was a success.  It was like a vacation in my own city.

However, we experienced a huge fright on Saturday night. We left our dogs (Rosco and Waylon) with Michael's parents at their lake house while we met up with some friends on the lake. We had been gone for a few hours when around 9:30pm we got a call from Michael's mom saying that they had lost Rosco.  He is terrified of fireworks and when he heard them, he freaked out and bolted out of the house (the door was left cracked open). 

Michael finally found him about a mile from the house in the woods. He spotted some eyes with a flashlight and, sure enough, it was Rosco.

It's amazing how a dog can become like a member of your family, and in this case, our child.

the 4th of July festivities

Who's excited it's July 4th weekend?? I AM! I love this holiday weekend. It's like Christmas in July, but you don't get presents.  I'm really excited about all the holiday weekend festivites and hanging with our friends. On tap for this weekend we have...

Friday: Movie night w/ my wonderful boyfriend, Michael. (We watched The Book of Eli.... SO good.)

Saturday: Cookout all day at our friend Wayne's house. He's cooking a pig, chickens and some other bird. It's going to be a huge get together with a pool, fireworks and live music, courtesy of our friend, Jason Dalton. Michael has also been requested to play. yay :)

Sunday: Lake Murray all day and Michael's parents' cookout at their lake house around noon. I'm excited to see his family... especially his new nephew, Jesse, the newest addition to the family.

Monday: Lake Murray ALLLLLLLLL day. 

I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday! Be good, be bad... be careful.