So, I'm having people over for the 4th of July at my parent's house. There's usually some good fireworks because the people either get permits, or just buy illegal ones, and the lake allows you to really see them, so I'm pretty excited, but I let myself get too worked up, and worried about being the perfect hostess, when what I really need to do is relax and enjoy myself. But this should be pretty good because there's built in entertainment and the lake is always there to swim in. we'll probably have chicken on the grill and S'mores by the lake during the fireworks, and the thought is making my mouth water right now.

We used to go the Balloon Festival and sit all day to watch the fancy fireworks, until one year a thought struck us collectively- we don't really care that much about the fireworks, not enough to sit all day in the hot sun and then for 2 hours without moving in the parking lot afterward, so now we haven't gone in a couple years. I'm excited to have something out at the lake, because the 4th is one of those holidays where you want to be doing something, but it isn't worth driving home if you live a couple hours away and you don't want to spend a ton of money to do something either.