happy 4th

so i'm not gonna lie. fourth of july on the east coast kind of sucked this year. not only did every american suffer the most awful fate known to man, aka the fourth falling on a wednesday, but it also rained, nay poured all freaking day.

i was at my parents, hoping for a blissful day of sunshine and poolside bbq, but spent most of the day sitting at the kitchen table. of course i had fun gabbing, catching up with family friends, and eating as much as possible (even got some bbq after all) but rainy weather gets me down in general.

despite the rainy wednesday, i was still able to enjoy the best fireworks spectacular that stamford has ever produced. the fireworks were spared because my hometown likes to cut corners and schedule its fireworks displays on non-holidays, so as not to pay city employees (like emts and cops) time and a half to stand around the park and watch colorful explosions.

this year, the plan really worked out for the best. and there were crazy amounts of fireworks. at the end the cheesy music ended and there were so many huge fireworks i thought maybe the barge had caught fire. it was great.

i love fireworks.

afterwards, i took a dip in the spa. it was about 60 degrees out but the water was a toasty 99. it was glorious. i decided that when i'm grown up and own my own mansion on 80 acres of land somewhere perpetually warm, i would like fireworks, swimming and champagne every night.

that is my dream. please do not ruin it for me.