Because America

Hello (hot) dogs (get it? hot dogs are patriotic).

America is another year older and to celebrate, I made the 3.5 hour trek all the way back to the good ol' G (thank goodness for the speed limit increase #70mph). The weekend was filled with humidity and 82+ degree weather. But did that stop me from partaking in celebration? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Friday night Dad, Uncle Jim, Sara and I had a 10:00 PM tee time at the Whitnall Park Golf course. You might be thinking, who the heck plays golf in the middle of the night? Well, surely not us. We play croquet. Tiki torches light the fringe of the green and wickets are everywhere. The sprinklers were on, which resulted in us having to change course (no pun intended) and head to a different hole. A hole that was just one giant mega hill, so croqueting was a bit challenging. Ok, SUPER challenging. It took us almost two hours to play one game when last time (the time the police caught us), it took dad and I that long to play three games on the green. It was still fun though. Oh, and I ended up winning, even though I was losing pretty much the whole time.

Saturday I had a good 'blade while mom ran behind me on the New Berlin trail. Afterwards, I went to go lay in the grass and stretch, but as I was going down, I managed to lose my balance. One leg went over my head, my arms flung up, and my Camelback fanny pack went airborne. Oh, and a group of people saw me and stared. I thought I sprained my ankle and I heard a crack. But I think I'm okay... It was only a little embarrassing. Naturally, I played it cool and acted like I did it purposely. We then headed over to the Doughty's for a very (un)american meal: Greek and Indian chicken, gyros, hummus, German chocolate cake, sangria, etc. It was a cultural meal and representative of America's image as a melting pot. And yo, the food was delish. I'd do it all again. Especially the sangria. The company was also lovely! Later that night, Step-on-me, A-a-ron, Sara, and I went to the Greendale fireworks then ate ice-cream from Kopps then went to bed. I woke up to a pissed off bird squawking in my ear; that was nice. Today I just ran errands, went rollerblading, had some brunch with the fam, and headed back to EC. I probably lost my voice from jamming to Taylor Swift, Adele, and Farewell Milwaukee the entire way. Strange mix of music. But all good, especially Farewell Milwaukee. They're my all time favorite band, so I may be bias.

ANYWAYS, I hope that y'all had a good fourth and stayed cool.

- A

dad using google earth and a whisk to map things out