The month is off to a good sign, I was not called or used to fly on the 4th of July. I did get a call on the afternoon of the 4th for a 4 day trip to Sao Paulo going out on the night of the 5th.
So with a day off for the most part, it was going to be a spur of the moment party, made a few calls to a few close friends in the afternoon to invite over for a impromptu 4th of July cookout. Still being a spur of the moment gathering we ended up with around 30 friends that showed up. With 30 friends or so, it was a much smaller affair than the normal 150 or so friends that normally show up for the 4th of July parties. Being a smaller party and at the spur of the moment, the atmosphere was a little more relaxed, not that I don’t enjoy the bigger parties, it was just kind of nice not having to plan anything or get the house in order.
For those that did not make it to our normal party this year, we missed you, yet I hope to have a schedule next year that we are able to plan a party and continue the tradition.