4th of July

Jon was set to work on the 4th (boo) but got off a couple hours early (yay!) so we headed up to the lake in Smithville where his parents have a boat. We got there with Layla in tow and as soon as we got out of the car it started raining... It wasn't too terribly bad so we kept going. Before we made it out of the parking lot it was raining *hard*! So we're holding a beach towel over our heads while being drug by our 2 year old lab who is apparently oblivious to the downpour. We make it the loooong way to the dock and take cover under an overhang. Fortunately his parents and grandparents had saved a table at the dock restaurant under cover! Our manic puppy was SO excited with all those people and took her a good 30-45 minutes to calm down at all *sigh* After dinner we went over to the boat and hung out. It had stopped raining at least but was much cooler than anyone expected it to be! Ummm, MO in July?! Anyway, his parents made some ice cream, we popped open some wine (random, yes) and later made our way out to the lake to watch the pros shoot some fireworks! All in all it was a nice night (minus the rain) and it was definitely a plus to have Jon off work early to enjoy the day a bit more.

Tonight is the 4-year-anniversary of our engagement, craziness! Just 2 days away from our 3-year-wedding anniversary, also crazy. As Jon says, the days are slow but the years are fast! So true. So very true.