4th Festivities

The 4th of July is typically a day of parades, an abundance of food, a house full of friends, swimming and more swimming.

Parade...check
Food...check
House full of friends...womp
Swimming...does a plastic pool count?

Actually, we found a familiar face at Winnsboro's first annual 4th of July Parade. And thank God we did. We were feeling most lonesome. Our friend goes to church with us and we bombarded her with our friendliness and convinced her to go to Sonic (predictable as we are) with us.
We parted ways and came home to spend the sweltering afternoon boiling in our newly installed (from the box) plastic pool. It sufficed.

Later we went back into town for the fireworks.

Enter culture shock. God bless rural America.

A storm rolled through and delayed the fireworks. We took shelter in the truck as we waited for the rain (that we've been praying for) to pass.

Around here it's well known that everything moves on country time.
Which means really s.l.o.w. 
Until the folks are waiting for their fireworks show. That's when they demand diligence.

But it was well worth the wait. Seriously the most bestest fireworks show ever. Typically, I require Elvis' Trilogy to be played in conjunction with a display of fireworks. But this year Elvis was not necessary. So good.

Different and unfamiliar can be good.

Crummy cell phone pic