family

My family lives in the Netherlands (my mom spends the winter months in Florida, but even that is far away). So on many “typical” family holidays, we spend time with friends. Who in turn become family. Case in point: Chris and I spent the Fourth of July with Mark and Susan, Offering’s cellist and his wife, and their two teenage daughters (who ROCK!). We had 4th of July-themed appetizers, an awesome dinner (BBQ chicken, the best baked beans I have ever had, made-from-scratch potato salad, and watermelon), the girls and I hung out upstairs and played guitar, sang, and talked about books and music, and to top the evening off we worked our way through ten boxes of sparklers. I could not have wished for a better Independence Day!

sparklers in black & white

pretty!

~ by jeanineguidry on July 5, 2008.