4th of July!

For the 4th of July weekend, I went down to South Florida to see Dan and his family. It was a very eventful weekend. Saturday, Dan went paint balling with some buddies of his and came home proudly showing of his battle wounds (nasty bruises!). While the boys shot each other on the crazy courses in the rain, my friend Shannon and I were nice while we marveled at all of the awesome furniture and decor inside the world of IKEA! Shannon's goal was to come home with a 3-drawer chest, a desk and a nightstand. But she's such an overachiever. She not only succeeded in finding and purchasing those 3 items, but she also came home with a cool thermos that matches one I got:)

We were were there for a good few hours... Warning: that place sucks you in!

The next day (Sunday) was the 4th! Happy Birthday USA... Time to have an adventure on the boat. We left the house very sweaty because haha, well it was very sunny outside. Yay! But of course, as soon as made it out of the inlet, in comes the storm!!!!! There was a pinch of thunder and a dash of lightning... no biggie. Except it was like a monsoon and we were cold, drenched and stinging from rain pelting our backs. The rain did pass, leaving us with a little bit of sandbar fun time! Dinner was great. Delicious ribs and all the fixin's to go with! Oh and Daniel would kill me if I didn't mention that we streamed Hot Tube Time Machine through the xbox. He could give you a much better review because he stayed awake for the whole thing. What I did see of it was pretty funny (slightly ridiculous) but funny. Oh and because of the rain, we weren't sure if the big fireworks show was going to go on... hence the staying home and watching a movie. We did hear them going off during the movie and ran outside just in time to watch the very loud and colorful finale. Great ending to a 4th of July we won't forget:)

Monday was full of excitement, right Dan? He had an even busier day than I did. He woke up early to surf. I slept in some and got some not-so-fun homework out of the way. Later on we went out on the boat (this time no rain... for awhile.) We found a reef (Dan what was the name of this place?) and did some snorkeling. Saw some great fish! That was first time I had snorkeled in three years... I forgot how exhausting it can be, especially when some swells are coming in. It was pretty cool though. On our way back Dan did some wake-boarding and I attempted to water-ski. Maybe next time I will stand up all the way haha. Very fun, but exhausting day, followed by a movie date to see Grown Ups. It wasn't as funny as I thought it was going to be, but it was cute and emphasized the importance of family. Daniel described it well... a feel-good comedy. Its worth seeing, so go see it!

This morning was not the most fun (me having to go back home), but the next time Daniel and I see each other in person for sure will be on his birthday!!!! Exciting! And for now we have this and other means of communication. I wish I had pictures to share, but I didn't take any all weekend....

Well I'm pooped. So goodnight!