We had a busy day and 5 o’clock rolled around quickly. Lori, Ty and I packed up the car and headed to James. Jag was at some friends so he met us there. Marty, Melanie and their two boys were about 10 minutes behind us. James had been smoking a bunch of ribs all afternoon and after a bit we threw on 2 giant rib eyes which looked more like roasts. Lori’s homemade ice cream was the hit of the evening and that’s saying something as all the food was great. Around 2 before we went, the rain came in. The thunder that came with it made any fireworks sound like kids play. Right on time though it blew out around 4:45. We had a great time and before we knew it the fireworks in Vail started at 9:45 pm. We could sort of see them from the house but not as good as if we were in town. After they were over we left and were instantly caught up in traffic that rivaled Denver at rush hour. I’ve never seen so many cars in town. It’s like all of the front range came up here for the weekend. Glad they’ll be leaving today! Then we can get back to normal life.
It was great to spend time with the boys. James was explaining how he writes songs and comes up with music as earlier in the afternoon he and the band worked out a few of his new tunes on Zoom. Ty was really intrigued and James spent some time with him as he could tell Ty was genuinely interested. Jag left a bit early to go spend the rest of the night with his friends. I saw a picture on FB and it was Jag, 2 other buddies and about a dozen girls! Marty calls Ty “Crash” and Jagger “Lover Boy”.
It’s nice and cool up here which is so nice. The evenings cool off the house and then the day is about 80-85, perfect. We hardly ever use the A/C. Jag stayed at Emile’s and Ty and Lori are still sleeping. Harley is doing well as we get daily video updates. Today we need to try to find a rug for the dining room. Hopefully Costco has a cheap one!
That’s it, no virus or protest talk today. We’re just over it. Of course the news led off the day with as much bad news as they could find but I won’t play. Enjoy July 5th, Fall and Winter will be here before we know it. God Bless.