First Weekend of July Recap

Because the 4th was on a Tuesday this year, the holiday weekend felt like it lasted FOREVER. 

Don't get me wrong. We had a really awesome weekend. It was busy. There was a lot of adulting happening. There was a fair amount a whining. There was a LOT of eating. 

Date Night

​Let's begin on Friday. The monsters spent the night with Stu's parents. And that means DATE NIGHT! Woo hoo! my favorite night of the month. I don't have to cook. We go someplace nice (usually). And we actually get to speak to each other during dinner... no one is interrupting. It's awesome. 

​This week, we went to Hokkaido for hibachi! I love this stuff. But we can never eat here as a family because Riley is allergic to eggs and soy. So, nothing oriental for our family. Stu and I usually spring for sushi on date night for that very reason. 

Our 4th of July on the 1st of July

Sounds confusing. But our town celebrated the 4th on the 1st this year. The town square (yes, we have one of those, and it is an actual square) party began in the afternoon. But we waited until after dinner to head down. 

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