Our Dumb Blog: Mom's on Facebook and 4th of July

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Richard and I spent the 4th of July with family and friends on Lake Whitney. My mom wanted to have one last big family get together before I headed off to DC and this was it. Most of my cousins and aunts and uncles in the area came down to my parents house for the weekend.

Me and my floppy lake hat, complete with safety string

Friday had a rather small group, so we went swimming for a while, then sat out in the front yard drinking beer and eating pretzels (really a great combo), until dinner was ready. Then after dinner Richard and I shared our vacation pictures with everyone on the big screen, I felt like a movie star, lol. Then, I finally got to see Confessions of a Shopaholic, after an hour long struggle and three DVD players.

Aunt Shirley and Uncle Jerry on the boat

Saturday was the main event, the rest of the family arrived early and we spent the morning chatting around the kitchen table, where we decided my mom needed a facebook account. Two of my other aunts were talking about how they are on facebook and the reasons why, and mom felt left out, so I hooked her up, send her a friend request! Anyways, after the facebooking was finished we headed out on the boat, despite rather windy conditions. We ended up having a really nice day, the wind let up and we were out all day. We enjoyed some frisbee, floats, fishing, a great diving and cannon ball contest (Beth it was a TIE!), a little basketball with a flat ball, and some distant fireworks. Most of all it was just nice to spend time with the family, I will miss you all!