Fireworks....keep them in your own yard please

I love fireworks just as much as the next person but what I don't love is coming home to find them strewn across our driveway, littered all over the cul-de-sac, and resting on top of our vehicles. Everyone has that one neighbor who is not cognisant of the fact that other people live nearby and don't necessarily enjoy picking debris out of their yards. You know the ones. The past 2 years we've come home to a heap of debris in the middle of the cul-de-sac. This year we had a special gift of debris on J-dawg's truck, he was pretty excited to say the least. I'm not saying that you shouldn't have a little fun and light things on fire, I'm a big fan of fire so go for it, but can you clean up after yourselves? Are you 10? I hate to break it to you but mommy isn't coming over any time soon to sweep the street, so maybe you should do it.

All that said, we did enjoy a good hillbilly watching of the fireworks. We got out the lawn chairs, sat in our pajamas, and drank pina coladas while watching other people burn up hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks around the neighborhood at no cost to us. This is the way to do it.

We also got to spend some time with our friends last night. It was quite the event, there was karaoke, unpredictable fireworks that you had to dodge at just the right moment, and kids with sparklers (always entertaining in my book). We had a good time, it was late night but worth it. Pretty good weekend overall, it's a shame that it's over and J-dawg has to go back to his 70 hour work weeks. Hopefully this week they will give him a break.