I had Ben drive because we were going to drive the crap out of the Escape next weekend when we went to Bend with my mom and dad. Wendy asked us to bring chips and I had bought some of those Maui Onion chips the other day when I was at the store so we didn't have to make an extra stop. Wendy also gave us the address and Ben had thought he knew where that area was. About halfway there we gave her a call just to make sure we were going to the right place. She gave us landmark/street directions and I wrote them down on a rogue piece of paper. Her directions were perfect.
We saw the tent she spoke of along with her dancing and waving at us near the driveway into the parking lot. She pointed to where we could park. We got out with our chairs and chips. Walt started heating up the grill for his wiener hamburgers. Yes, you heard me right...wiener hamburgers with cheese rolled in. They didn't take long to cook and we ate them with hotdog buns, chips, a salad, drinks and for dessert we had a Rice Krispy treat shaped like a watermelon. It was pretty awesome. We sat in our chairs, ate our food and visited.
I wanted to use the restroom before the show started so a group of us walked over toward the bathrooms and the firework stands. Usually when you go into a porta potty you lock the door behind you to let others know it’s occupied right? Well the door said vacant so I opened it and surprised a guy who was peeing. I closed it immediately and waited for one that was actually vacant, like I can see the person vacating the porta potty.
We walked around the firework stands and saw the same thing in just about every single one of them. There were firework packages taller than I was! They had to have been over $300 or more. I can’t believe anyone would actually spend that much money on fireworks. I always give myself a limit and that limit always has been $100. You can get an array of fireworks for that much money and keep everyone entertained. I wasn’t going to buy any fireworks but it was nice to see what was around since I haven’t bought fireworks in at least 2 or 3 years.
We walked back and continued visiting until Walt said it was about to start. Apparently there was a malfunction and the fireworks at the beginning were very spread apart. There had to be at least five minutes in between each firework. We were pretty close as it was so they were bam right in your face. Then at one point they got quicker and quicker until all hell broke loose and it was actually intense there for a while. I actually sat back in my chair watching this beast of a firework show.
It only lasted about 15 minutes but any free firework show is awesome to me. We picked up our stuff and put it in Ben’s car. We stayed behind for a bit while we paid for the rest of our dining room table and chairs and to visit a bit with them. At about 11, we headed back towards Lacey via I-5. It didn’t take us long to get home. I was so tired plus we had to get up at a somewhat decent time tomorrow so we could get ready for the BBQ I was hosting at my house for the 4th of July and for Erika and Travis, who came up from Nevada to hang out with us for a few days. They came up on their motorcycle and got here about dinner time. They stayed in a hotel near the freeway near the Denny’s on College and Martin Way. We contacted Erika on the way home to ask her if she wanted us to come get her in the morning and she said it would be easier than trying to come over on the bike.
We got home just before midnight and I took a quick shower and got ready for bed. The next few days are going to be really busy.
Next Adventure: BBQ for Erika, Travis and the 4th of July
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