The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday. It started that way mostly because it meant it was the beginning of a long summer at Lake George. While that's unfortunately not the case anymore, it remains my favorite because everyone is so happy! There's good food, festive activities, and reasons to get together and have a BBQ. This year was great since July 4 fell on a Friday, that meant a 3 day weekend! Nothing kills the 4th of July buzz faster than a July 4 Wednesday, with work early the next day. :)
This year we went to the annual car show in town again.
We went to 2 different BBQs: one at an English family's house, and another at some friends across town. One friend has a knack for making killer sangrias. Here was her July 4th one:
We made peach cobbler and homemade vanilla ice cream.
On Saturday we took a hike in the Shenandoah!
We hiked along a stream nearly the entire way, which meant lots of little waterfalls. Sadie was in heaven. The water was so clear, cool and refreshing!
We found a patio set for 50% off in July! I was expecting to wait until October at least to find a sale like that. We got lucky:)
I've been perfecting my iced coffee recipe. I think I finally have it down. The secret is coffee ice cubes, vanilla simple syrup, and half-and-half produced locally. So refreshing!
Also not pictured: our Hibachi night out with friends, complete with the chef pouring sake into our mouths and drinks that came out on fire.
It was such a beautiful weekend. There was 0 humidity and the weather stayed in the 70's/low 80's for the most part. It was almost like I was at Lake George. :)
2 comments:
Mmm, that iced coffee sounds so good- I'd love to try the recipe! And what a steal on that patio set. We'd love to get one sometime and it's nice to know you can find deals even during the summer. :) Also, that pict. of the mountain view w/ the stone wall is beautiful!
Lisa, Great idea, I will post the recipe the next time I make it!
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