Escape the 4th

I was really happy to get away from DC for the 4th of July this year. Part of it was because I really miss my family and wanted to see my parents and sister. Part of it was because DC gets real flooded with tourists this time of year. That last bit is a rant that I'll save for another day; I want to make this update positive.

So... I didn't bring my camera, so I don't have any pictures to show for it. But anyway, I came in on the 3rd and had dinner at home with my parents. On the 4th, my sister came up from Atlanta, so we got to spend some time together as well. We went with my cousin (the one who recently got married--and flew in from Houston that weekend) to go see Hancock as well. We did see some fireworks on the way back to Smyrna to drop her off. It wasn't as grand as the fireworks over the National Mall, but after seeing those for a few years, I don't really feel as if I'm missing much.

On the 5th, me and my mother went to my father's place in Murfreesboro for a cook-out. Chicken, hickory-smoked salmon, grilled shrimp, grilled corn... Between all of that, I definitely had my fill of meat for some time. It was also great to spend more time with my father.

I know I've been all up on posting regular movie reviews. But I think I'll save the review of Hancock for later, maybe after seeing Dark Knight or something else in the meantime.

Oh! One more thing. I completely forgot about getting a new computer when making my update last week. I got it over two months ago, but never really made a proper update on it, so it didn't quite occur to me at the time. Anyway, I edited last week's post with that. KF