July News, Part Two
Ice Cream is a favorite treat of mine. In Europe people seem to eat ice cream all the time, and vendors sell it everywhere. I don’t know why, but I never really ate my ice cream in a cone when I was home. Until now. Oh, man, Publix waffle cones are GREAT! I can’t stop eating them. In an related story, I weigh 300 pounds.
Independence Day weekend was fun and busy. Saturday afternoon flew by, and before I knew it it was time to see fireworks on campus. We took along some folding chairs and soft drinks and listened to some bad bands. I give them a great deal of credit for trying. They certainly gave it their all, and they were fun to watch. The things they can do with fireworks now are amazing. There was one that exploded into the shape of a heart with an arrow through it. The place was crowded, but other than the stupid lady by us that kept loudly complaining about the music playing through the fireworks, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
Sunday took us to St. Petersburg, where we visited briefly with my grandma before going to my aunt and uncle’s house for barbecue. A&W Cream soda is great, and even if swarms of flies laid their eggs on my hotdogs they were still good. I ate way too much. We played a fun game in the miserable heat, and relaxed later by feeding squirrels and blue jays. Julie’s back yard is like a nature preserve, it seems. Birds, lizards, and squirrels are everywhere. The squirrels ate from our hands. I have become increasingly fascinated by cardinals recently, so I was very happy to see that a mom and dad cardinal live in Julie’s back yard. Although the blue jays (which I also like) and the doves were interested in the peanuts we were giving out, the cardinal wouldn’t get too close. But he was ever so pretty.
We visited more with my grandma on Monday and listened to some music before the drive home. Eating lunch in Pasco County divided the trip in two and made it less awful, though my Pizza Hut Express meal didn’t meet expectations.
This week is going by quickly. Perhaps a trip to the beach this weekend is in order.
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