FOURTH OF JULY 2017!

You guys, I LOVE the 4th of July! It's always been one of my favorite holidays ever since I was little. I love the parades, the red white and blue attire, the bbqs, the patriotism, communities coming together, the glitter parade floats, but especially the fireworks!

Oh how I love firework shows. 

 

This year we went to the North Salt Lake firework show the night before the 4th! That's one reason I really love that firework show; they always have it the night before so we essentially get two nights of the 4th of July celebrations! They had a ton of food trucks on the street and everything would have been so tempting if I wasn't so full!

On the actual 4th we woke up early to go to the Murray parade! We did that last year and it was really fun so we went back again this year. It's a cute parade and the best part is it's only an hour long! That's just my kind of parade: short and sweet. 

We had a bbq at home which was the yummiest! Mama made a lot of food and Forrest grilled ribs and chicken + veggie kabobs on the grill which were so good! We had Megan and Jordan (Jeremy's sister and brother-in-law) over for dinner also which was really fun!

After some rounds of Mario Kart, we went to the Sugarhouse Fireworks and this year they had carnival rides set up! Forrest + I went on a really fun spinning one which was so much fun! 

 

 

We ended the night with some little fireworks at home only to have the neighborhood crazy lady come outside to yell "No fireworks!". She really is so crazy, you guys. She once got mad at Jeremy and I for parking on the street in front of her house because it was "her spot". News flash, lady, nobody owns any spot on a public street. 

I'm now super excited for Pioneer Day so we can have another firework show! We always go to the one at Liberty Park so come be friends if you live in SLC! :)

4TH OF JULY!

Oh, Fourth of July weekend was the best! The 4th of July is my third favorite holiday! It goes:
1. Christmas
2. Halloween
3. 4th of July!
I love everything about it. The parades, the red, white, and blue attire, the fireworks, the patriotism, the barbecues, the festivals, and just the general focus on family and friends. I love it all!

Jeremy and I started our day off by going to the Fourth of July Parade in Murray. We found a nice little shady spot to set up our chairs which made a world of a difference! Shade vs. sun during an hour and a half parade really makes or breaks the experience. I just have so many memories of having a headache on the 4th of July just from being out in the sun all day and not drinking enough water.

After the parade we went to a new coffee shop that opened near Liberty Park called Amour Cafe. It was their grand opening so they still had some kinks to work out but it was a cute little shop! I had a yummy chai latte and Jeremy got his usual, a flat white.

We then went home to have a barbecue with my family. Homemade hamburgers will always beat out anything else. After the barbecue, Forrest, Jeremy, and I went to Seven Peaks to spend the hot hours of the day. It was surprisingly a lot busier than I  thought it would be! I think I'm just used to going during good times of the week when it's not crowded that I forget it can be busy. The longer we stayed, the more the crowds died down and it was nice to just ride a bunch of the waterslides quickly.

We went to the Sugarhouse Park to watch the fireworks. There were seriously thousands of people there! So many people go and it's such a fun thing to just walk around and see all the cute families and groups of friends there together. Some of Jeremy's sibling met up with us at the park and we played some card games while we waited for it to get dark. The fireworks were so fun and such a nice show!

Overall, it was such a fun 4th of July and will be a nice little memory of our first holiday spent together. :)

4TH OF JULY 2015

The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. I think it comes in 3rd place after Christmas and Halloween. It's always been a close tie for 2nd place with Halloween though. This was my first 4th of July in Salt Lake City, and it definitely did not disappoint!

My 4th of July festivities actually began on Friday, July 3rd with Andres! Bountiful does their firework show the night before the 4th of July which I think is the best idea ever. It gives you the chance to have festivities on two days with two nights of firework shows!

4th of July

My holiday outfit for the 4th! Stripes are my friend. And Old Navy $6 shirts are definitely my friend! 

(On a side note, I realized I could never be a fashion blogger because I rarely spend more than $6 on shirts. All my blog posts would be about Payless sandals, and $3 shirts on sale at Target... Maybe that's just the type of fashion blogs we need though, realistic ones. haha)

I went to Sugarhouse Park with Alex, Andres, and Caleb to watch the Sugarhouse firework show. I had heard from a couple people that it was a good show, and I'm glad I listened to them! We sat on a hill in the park facing northeast, so while we waited for our show to start we were able to see 4 other areas in the distance shooting off fireworks as well. 

Looking back now, I realize that I kind of did a lot that day. I went to the Sugarhouse Arts Festival with Forrest and his friend Kristine. I got some barbecue food with Alex. We got ice cream. We went to the movies to watch Terminator which actually was a lot better than I thought it would be! Alex and I got candy at a candy shop. We sat on the porch swing for a while and watched the rain. And then he and I drove over with Andres and Caleb to watch the fireworks.

Overall, it was an awesome day, and I'm excited for more fun summer days to come!