I hope you all had a wonderful long holiday weekend with
lots of fun and relaxation. It was hot and humid around here with some evening
downpours but we made the most of it. Pizza and movies, fireworks with friends,
a brand new turtle tank, dinner out and some cleaning and running errands in
between.
If you’re not from our area, you still might know about
Riverfest, which is always the Sunday night before Labor Day. The radio station
WEBN puts on a huge fireworks display complete with a waterfall off the bridge
over the Ohio River. People tailgate in parking lots all day and walk down to
the big wall on the Kentucky side of the river to save their spots early in the
morning, well before the festivities begin. It’s rained the past few years but
this year it was just hotter than hell. Luckily Kristina’s uncle has a used car
lot with a view of the pyrotechnics display that we were invited down to party
with her family and some friends. The side of the building had great shade so
we set up shop with our chairs chatting and eating and indulging in some icy
cold beverages. Don’t be jealous of our super cool light up glasses. I’m pretty
sure it negatively affects your mental health to deny your inner child at times
like this.
Our furbabies are no strangers to the noise of fireworks. They
aren’t afraid of the big booms but we certainly wouldn’t subject them to all
that commotion plus a big crowd of people they don’t know, especially on a 90 +
degree day. It’s always nice to bring the dogs along places when we can but
this event was definitely not suitable. Don’t worry, they spent the majority of
the weekend lounging, snuggling and watching TV with spurts of Ares and O
chasing each other all around the place. And the biggest animal news is that
the turtles got a major upgrade to their habitat. Our new 90 gallon turtle tank
and stand are the same length as our old 55 gallon fish tank but twice as wide.
It still fits comfortably in the space it’s always been but it’s going to take
a little bit to get used to. Now they have much more room to swim around rather
than just back and forth and will be much happier in their spacious digs.
It looks like this may be our last 90 degree day for a while
and I’m getting excited to see highs in the 70s later this week. That means
fall is just around the corner and I can hardly wait! Are you all looking
forward to open windows, pumpkin spice lattes, leggings with boots, apple pie, Oktoberfest
beer and delicious fall scented candles?
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