The fourth of July has always been a holiday for fun times with the family. This year, Park Ranger and I ended up not having any plans for the holiday. Katie and Tim went to Arkansas. Amy was floating on the river with Andrea and Nate. We didn't have a thing planned.
Amy's roommate, Lindsay, and her boyfriend, Mike, decided to make a trip to the DFW area to see the sights. They asked if they could stay at our house. Of course, we told them we would be delighted for them to stay with us. They ended up not getting to the house until after 10 on Saturday night. Sunday, we went to church, and then went to have hamburgers at Chaps for lunch. On the way home, we decided to stop at the Ballpark and see if we could get tickets for the Rangers vs. White Sox game. We were able to get tickets--yay!
At lunch, we were throwing around some ideas for the rest of the day. Someone brought up the idea of making cookies. I am always game for someone to help me make cookies. So I enlisted Lindsay and Mike, and we made cutout sugar cookies of flags and fireworks.
The game was a stinky game. The Rangers lost the game. They didn't get beat, they lost it. After the game, they always have a fireworks display. It is always fabulous--hearing the patriotic music on the big speakers and seeing the fireworks up close and personal. Lindsay and Mike enjoyed themselves, and we enjoyed being with them. They spent another night and left on Monday morning.
We got up early on Monday morning and got the lawn mowed and weedeated for the festivities later on that afternoon.
On the way to the Ballpark, I heard from my brother, Terry. He was on his way through Arlington and wanted to stop by. I told him that we weren't at home and what did he have planned for the next day? They didn't have anything planned, so they came over in the afternoon for hotdogs and homemade ice cream. Terry's comment to me was, "What kind of homemade banana ice cream are we going to have?" Needless to say, I made banana ice cream. It was some of the best I have ever made. It got rave reviews. I don't think my family could remember my homemade ice cream, it had been so long since I had made it. Katie, Tim and TJ got home from Arkansas at about 5:00, so they came over also.
Even though we didn't have much planned, we ended up having a full weekend and thoroughly enjoyed and celebrated this Independence Day.
