Fireworks + Ice Cream = TRUE LOVE

So It has been a while since we last updated... What a great time to update- during one of our favorite holidays-
The 4th of July (one of the many small details that we shared on our first date). We both love this holiday for the celebration of our nation's freedom, summer time, BBQ, friends and family, fireworks, and the opportunity to blow a few things up ourselves... What a Great Country! Before we go into the decision about our holiday festivities, I want to pose a question.
How far would you walk to get something for your loved one?
Maybe across the room, to the kitchen, up the stairs, or if you were feeling generous outside to the car if they REALLY wanted it... Right? During our holiday celebration my sweetheart taught me another definition of LOVE.

LOVE: noun 1) a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person 2) a person toward whom love is felt; beloved person; sweetheart. verb 1) to have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for (another person) 2) to embrace and kiss (someone) 3) to walk 10 blocks in search of ice cream, when your loved one mentions she is having a craving for Diary Queen ice cream.

APPLICATION: Love is when James decided to walk ten blocks to get me Frozen Yogurt from Diary Queen, even though there was a ice cream vendor just around the corner. I know this sounds snooty on my part, but the REAL truth is that I didn't even ask him to. I didn't even realize he was going until after he texted Google to find the nearest one and he told me he would be back in twenty mins. I even offered to go with him, but he declined- his reasoning "You will slow me down, I will be right back"...lol afraid it would take twice as long. So off he went, yet it ended up taking twice as long myabe even longer. The story goes like this: James reaches where McDonald's SHOULD be, and it's not there (note: McDonald's is INSIDE the mall). Begins to pace up and down the street trying to see if it is farther down or if he missed it. Scary big man approaches him asking if he could help... James tells him he is in search of ice cream for his fiance. Man tells him to follow him (Note: Scary BIG man shares on the way to get the ice cream that he just got out of prison a week ago and shows James his released date card that he carries around), so needless to say James holds on to the back of his pocket to make sure the guy doesn't steal his wallet. Finally, they reach the ice cream store, and James buys the guy an ice cream for helping him! To end the story, James comes running up to the canal, where Dani, Jon, and I are sitting waiting for his return and begins to tells us the colorful story while a little sweat drips from his brow (He ran back because he wanted to get back before the ice cream melted).

James is a little pooped by the time he gets back, so I offered to rub his feet. He declined as usual due to the fact he is extremely ticklish there. Thank you sweetheart! That ice cream was by far the sweetest I have ever tasted!

Therefore, I ask you again- How far would you walk to get something for your loved one? I am one lucky lady!

NOW: It's firework time!

OUr Firework CEleBraTioN

I failed to mention that we weren't able to get any pictures of the fireworks show that we watched due to the fact that there was a HUGE building in the way... But it was an One America building with a American Flag across it, so I couldn't complain too much:).

James playing with the bottle rockets to see how far it shoots across gravel.



Dani's Jacket is the only casualty of the night. When playing with bottle rockets be VERY carefully when you decide to let them go off in your hand and not a bottle.
My dear James.... was having a blast playing with all the fireworks that he had bought throughout the week. It seemed every time he came back from selling he also brought with him another bunch of fireworks to save for the Fourth. It was fun just watching him...

ANd there you have it... a whole lot of LOVE and a little bit of fire for one memorable Fourth of July celebration.