I hope that everyone had an opportunity to spend the day with family and friends on this our nation's most important holiday. We spent the day on the beach with our "Beach People" friends. The beach was packed with people as Saturday was change over day so I think we had a lot of people who stayed the day and others who arrived early. Late in the afternoon the tide began to encroach upon our tent giving sufficient reason to pack it all in and head to the house. We had invited our friends Rick and Irene Simmons and their son Richard over for a light supper and to watch the fireworks from our rooftop crow's nest. We were enjoying dinner so that we didn't advance as quickly as we had anticpated, so we had to pause dinner to watch the fireworks show. The moon was nearly full and the moonlight reflecting on the ocean was quite beautiful. We have the highest vantage point on the southern end of the island and can rest comfortably in our chairs while watching the fireworks over the driving range of the Ocean Creek golf course. After the fireworks we came back in the house for a dessert of grilled peaches, brie, and a wafer cookie. That was accompanied by Rick's homemade Limoncello http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limoncello.
A very nice ending to a great day.
Our National Anthem
I picked up this video from YouTube of the "Cactus Cuties" singing the national anthem. If you haven't heard them perform click on the link to see their performance on the 700 Club on July 4, 2008. They are fantastic!
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