Good times, good friends

The weekend of the fourth was pretty packed with activities for us. Wes and Danielle, along with Kim and Joe, threw a huge combined party on July 3rd. The Ambridge fireworks got moved to Borough Park (that's Walter Panek Park for non-Harmony Twp. folks) which is right across the street from their houses, so it was a good night for a party -- perfect seats for the show.

Things started out a little dreary because the forecast called for thunderstorms all night... but the rain held off and I think the evening ended up being one of the biggest parties we've had in a long time. We had live entertainment courtesy of Garrett Mudrick, a near-beer-shortage at 9:00pm due to the massive amounts of attendees (although Frank saved the day for us) and at one point there were so many people there that vendors from the park started coming over into the yard to sell glow sticks. Until Wes kicked them out, that is. We had a perfect view of the fireworks and it ended up being an incredibly fun night. Just about everybody we knew came out for the party, including tons of friends and family.

The next day we had a little BBQ with the family and then got some major cleaning done at home. We were exhausted but the house is now sparkling clean and it was worth the effort. On Saturday, it was Ryan's birthday and a bunch of us went up to his cottage on 12 Mile Island for another party. Paul and Johnny had fun making me conquer my fear of bottle rockets (sort of) and we had a fun time eating picnic food, hanging out on the dock and sitting by the fire.

All in all it was an action-packed weekend for us. I had a really great time and I just want to say how thankful I am that we have such amazing friends and family. These are the moments to remember.