Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue

For my 4th of July, I went with the BFF to Fort Payne, AL. Her cousin Alan, his wife and their 4 children live there. Also meeting us, her Uncle and Aunt from North Carolina and a few other people :) They were the sweetest people ever and welcomed me with open arms! We had such a great time. We rode with her mom and dad up there on a Friday afternoon. Got there at about 7 or 8 that night and got to eat Greek food. Samantha did an AMAZING job! So delicious! We went back to our hotel that night and the next day we spent the entire day there. They live on a mountain and it is seriously gorgeous. We ate, rode on the go-cart, played with Hannah, watched an AMAZING backyard firework show, celebrated birthday's and played a little Wii :) It was seriously an awesome time. The weather was insanely perfect! I had to call Nicole because we were only 1.5 hours away from each other. Sucks I could not see her, but at least we were close. haha....some pics....

View from their house


Another view from on top of the mountain :)

We went home that Sunday and my family was having a cookout that day. I got back just in time for it. There were about 40 people there. My family is huge and I love everything about it. My Uncle Jim cooked out hamburgers, hotdogs, BBQ, ribs.....and so much more. We ate and ate and it was ALL delicious. It was so nice being able to spend time with my family, whom I love SO much! All in all this was an amazing 4th of July.

But let's not forget why we celebrate this day. Thank you to all soldiers, past, present and future who defend our freedom every single day. You are the true hero's and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt