We celebrated Mom and Bliss's birthdays and had dinner then played a round of TV scene it? Guys vs. Girls.
Bliss and her family had to leave early but Bobpi showed up just in time to help they guys win the game.
Bobpi and I met up with The Artist and some members of the SL Univ 47th to go to Sugarhouse for the fireworks. We stopped at Wendy's to get some food for the guys and then took sort of a round about way of getting to the park because of the construction.
We parked a couple of blocks away but avoided much of the traffic. When we got to the park there was a nice sized group from the ward already set up so we spread out our blankets on the end and joined in the pre-fireworks fun.
We played games and hung out and took pictures. The Artist and I went to Wendy's to get a drink and ran into Zigster on the way back to the group. When we got back Bobpi, Liz and Jay were playing a card game called Idiot and told me to join in. I guess the guys had been ganging up on Liz so she said I needed to be on her side. The first round I was the Idiot (meaning I lost) and the second round I won and Liz was the Idiot. The guys decided that was a good time to stop. I hadn't really been paying much attention because I had been texting with V who was also at the park...though we never met up.
The fireworks were pretty cool. They weren't really remarkable, but they were good. I would have preferred having some music playing, that would have improved the show! After the fireworks we hung out in the park until most of the people had cleared out. While we waited, Bobpi and I played with my camera. We took some pretty interesting pictures:
The moon was high and bright...
There were some kids playing with Lightsaber-like glowing swords...
...lots of interesting pictures.
In the end The Artist went with some of the others to a girl's house for a movie but Bobpi needed to get home so we left. I drove the long way but at least we didn't get stuck in traffic! I hate being stuck in traffic. I would much rather drive out of my way than just sit with the car running in the middle of bumper to bumper traffic.
All in all it was a rather pleasant day! I'm grateful for my freedom. I'm grateful for the country that I live in and the liberties that I enjoy daily. I'm grateful for my family and friends. I'm grateful for those who have gone before me who have lived and died in the pursuit of freedom. I am grateful for those who live and die today to protect that freedom. I hope everyone had a fantastic Independence Day!
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