07.04.12 - Gurnee, Illinois - I met some friends at Gages Lake about 40 minutes north of the city for a little barbecue, boating and fireworks.
It was my first Independence Day in a couple years (For new readers, I was in Spain teaching English), so I was really looking forward to it. Generally living abroad was great, but a few days of the year, Thanksgiving and Independence Day in particular, I tended to get a little homesick. They are hard to replace holidays that fall on a deaf ears to most people. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised to have this invite with all the fixins of America rolled into a great evening on a lake.
I took some pictures as well (of course) and a short video of my friends Casey and Nelson watching the show as the sun went down.
Enjoy!
Will
Watch for the "boom."
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| Watching the show. I tried this hundreds of times and couldn't get the fireworks bursting the background. But I liked this one anyway. |
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| Casey. |
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| Shriner Summer Brew - lovely grapefruit and ginger notes |
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| Megan. |
