Fourth of July 2012

I began my Fourth of July with a wog. The dogs managed to get me up early enough to beat the extreme heat that was to come later.

Here are the stats:

• 3,582 aerobic steps
• 29 minutes
• 1.5 miles

After the wog, I spent a long time online researching options for going back to school to either add another content area to my teaching license or get a masters degree in something else. I'm still really undecided on what to do, but I would like to make up my mind before the school year starts. I would like something I enjoy, but something that I can else fall back on if needed. The options I'm considering are adding an in-demand content area such as a science to my teaching license, a masters in something music related, or a masters in mental health counseling.

When my head felt like it was going to explode, it was time for lunch. I went out to eat with my husband and father-in-law at the Olive Garden. I got the soup (minestrone) and salad. I also forgot to take a picture of it for the post.

We relaxed after lunch until it was time to grill out. My husband does most of the cooking, but I tried to help a little bit. He made corn on the cob, potatoes and onions, and chicken kebabs. It was very yummy and how I really should be eating.

My plate

Lilly decided to try and steal some food by jumping up on the chair behind the hubby.

After dinner was some more down time waiting for it to get dark outside to shoot off fireworks. I like watching fireworks, but I don't really care for shooting them off myself. My husband and his friends like shooting them off though. We always shoot off fireworks at my father-in-law's house, because he lives on a cul-de-sac which makes a good space for shooting off fireworks. This year it was the father-in-law, the hubs, his two friends Matt and Pat, and me. I tried to get some good pictures, but most of them didn't turn out as well I would've liked. We had our own fountains, cones, and mortars, but also had a semi-view of the fireworks show at the fairgrounds.

Fountain.

Fountain.

Fountain.

Fountain.

A really colorful fountain, but I don't remember what it is called.

The only good one I got of the fairgrounds fireworks.

An awesome cone that got bigger and bigger as it went on.

The New York Harbor which is a fountain that lasts forever.

The mess afterwards.