The month of July

So for the 4th of July, I went down to the lake with my family.  We had a great time and it was a lot of fun just being down there.  The fireworks that were there on Saturday were amazing.  For the finale, there were so many fireworks going off over us that it looked like day outside.  We went to a friend's dock and they live across the creek from the guy that puts on the fireworks every year.  The picture below is of the skydivers that jumped out of a plane for the show.  One of the guys missed the landing and landed in the water in front of where we were sitting.

Then the following week, me and my Baltimore peeps went up to Long Islandm since Matt is from there.  We went up to Wading River (where his parents live), which is relatively close to the Hamptons.  It was a blast.  We drove up Thursday night (late at might to avoid traffic).  Friday we went to a couple vineyards and I fell in love with 1 of them, it was Peconic Bay Winery.  We also went to Claudio's Restaurant (it had the best clam chowder).  Then for dinner Matt's parents cooked us lobster.  It was a first for me to crack my own lobster.  It was great.  Then Saturday we went to a public beach, where we got slammed by the giant waves.  That night we camped out on a private beach.  It was great, we had a fire going and just relaxed under the stars all night.  We went back to his parent's house on Sunday to hang out by the pool before we drove home that night again to try and avoid traffic.  All and all it was a great weekend.

So this past weekend was nice cause it was the first weekend I wasn't traveling in a while... I mean I went away for work for a night from Thursday to Friday, which was nice but it was nice to relax and clean this past weekend.  I bought some stuff for the kitchen and reorganized the kitchen.  It was a much needed adventure.  Then I went and hung out with Matt and Jordan on the deck of one of the restaurants that overlooks Canton.  It was so beautiful outside and we sat and ate dinner for about 4 hours.  Then we went over to a new bar that opened up and had a great time hanging out and drinking slushy drinks.

Now for this weekend... I am taking care of Dakota for a night, since she can't handle the heat.  And if she can't handle the heat in Baltimore then she definitely can't go down to the lake with my parents.  So I'm watching her Friday night and my brother is going to watch her on Saturday.  It will be fun having the dog in the house in the city, but I'm afraid it will prompt MJ to actually get a dog.  Then Amanda and I are going to the roller derby bout.  2 of her coworkers are on the charm city roller girls and we are going to cheer them on.  We went once last year and it was a blast.  It is actually a lot of fun to watch.

So that is kinda what I have been up to and I know there is more to come, with such a busy summer.