Once arriving at the lake house, we slipped into our swimsuits, and continued to enjoy our relaxing 4th. Most of the day was spent lounging around. But then again what else would you expect from being at the lake.
One annual tradition is the 4th of July boat parade around the lake. Everyone is welcome to participate, and they only requirement is to decorate your boat (and participants) in patriotic garb.
After making our laps and listening to the stimulating cd that Sara's mom had chosen, (just imagine every "4th of July" song you have ever heard. Now cut that number in half and replay it over and over because your cd is broken) we made our way back to shore to start up the bonfire and watch the fireworks. Instead of heading to the nearest town to watch fireworks, we stay on the lake and watch the neighbors compete for the best display. Our location seems to be smack in the middle of some of the big "players" on the lake....which translates to being surrounded by fireworks. We spend part of the time on our lot to make s'mores while watching, then pack up and head out to the middle of the lake to watch what is left. We also continued our glow stick theme, as one of the Taylor pack rats pulled out a box of the remaining glow stick from our wedding. Since they were old, they didn't stay as bright, but we still had fun playing around with them.
The rest of the weekend remained fairly calm. The power stayed on, the storms stayed away, and the weather was near perfect. Saturday morning the guys went golfing after finding a course that wasn't under water. Then later in the afternoon the volleyball net was set up for a little competitive fun. We tried to rope the girls into playing, but that only last a couple games. We were even graced with the presence of the sock lady. This is a certain individual who feels that wearing a tube sock on her arm will aid in archiving great volleyball status. Unfortunately it provides little padding, but does produce some good humor for those around. After the girls left, some of the guys had a little 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 competition. I am not going to say who the overall champion was of the day, but I think everyone knows that I, I mean a certain team, can not be touched.
well, that is all from our end. I hope everyone else enjoyed their 4th as well!
(sorry meg. I couldn't think of anything exciting enough that you did to talk about. Unless I talk about your crazy form when jumping into the lake, and how it looks like your foot is paralyzed after leaving the dock.)
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