Happy Fourth of July everybody or as they call it in Canada, Tuesday! (Lindsay, that one is for you.) So this year we got to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display from the comfort of our front yard. Yes, I said front yard. You see, the city of Richmond (that's the one in Kentucky) puts on a fireworks show out at Lake Reba (not the singer.) The cool thing about that is that Lake Reba is about a stone's throw from Rancho Duttonero. Armed with this information, we invited some friends over, the Dillons w/their son Lance, the Johnsons w/ their daughters Rachel & Micaiah, & the Arrington plus his girlfriend Rachel for a cookout/volleyball game/fireworks gathering.
The cookout involved burgers, chips, salsa, corn-on-the-cob, and brownies. Tiffy tried this new recipe for grilling burgers that she saw on TV. She actually placed cheese inside the hand-formed patties. One word...WOW! Thanks Food Network!
The volleyball game consisted of the team of Dillon & Dutton versus the rest. We won SGA elections as running mates in college and Brian is my eternal roommate. However, lets just say that I am glad we didn't really keep score.
Now for the fireworks. We were told in advance by the neighbors to block our driveway to prevent people from trying to park on our lawn. Now I know they weren't kidding. There were people lined up along the street in front of the house. All were waiting for the 10 pm kick-off. It did not disappoint. We pulled chairs around front and enjoyed the show. Afterwards, it was the strangest feeling not having to battle traffic to get home. We were already there!! You see, Tiffy and I braved the crowd one Fourth while in No. VA. We went to downtown DC to watch the show from the roof of the Warner Theatre (Tiffy's former place of employment.) The show lasted about 30 minutes and then we spent 2 hours (I'm not exaggerating!!!) getting home. The evening was such a hit that the Fourth of July was declared a Dutton Holiday which means that we will be hosting the event henceforth. To that I say, God Bless America.
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