I just had the best 4th of July ever!  Heath and Jen took Josh and Luc and me with them to an annual barbecue hosted by a family from their church.  Highlights:

Good food.  Amazing food really.  Five beef briskets slow-cooked since ten o'clock the night before.

Great people.  Real southern hospitality.

I got to wear shorts and go barefoot all day!

Ping Pong.

Holding a pet raccoon.

It wasn't too humid and there was cloud cover most of the day so it wasn't too hot.

Throwing the frisbee with Cody.

Learning that I like volleyball.

The Northeast Texas Symphony.  They had a concert in the park and played Phantom and a medley of all the Star Trek music.

Picnic supper.

Texas-sized fireworks.

Climbing into the van, sweaty and filthy and smelling like a raccoon.

Hearing Jen say, "We're gonna be heathens Anna", as we returned to the training center still wearing shorts.

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