Happy birthday, America!

It's Independence Day today, Last night, Cas and I went with Jeanne and Dave to Addison's Kaboom Town.  I went to mom and dad's house before noon to spend a little time with the folks before heading out to the big show.  When I left there, I had just enough time to get home and brush my hair.  Cas arrived at the exact moment I decided I could actually take a seat and relax.  No such luck.  I got into his car, and we headed for Jeanne and Dave's house.  From there, we got into one car and went directly to the park where Kaboom Town was taking place.  Jeanne had some VIP tickets, which meant we got some free food, a few free drinks and a nice place to sit for the event.  

There was an air show before the fireworks, and the sky was full of old military aircraft.  I know I thought it was very cool.  I believe Cas and Jeanne were entertained, as well, but Dave was clearly the most fascinated by the whole thing.  The last plane of the show had sparklers and fireworks coming off the wings.  That was pretty darn cool. 

The 36th Infantry Division Band started out the evening, followed by a rock group called Rhythm and Boots.  The Dallas Wind Symphoy played John Phillip Sousa marches and similar tunes during the air show, and the fireworks were accompanied by the worst music of the night.  A local radio station that I have never heard play a single country song managed to play scads of them during the show.  I get that country songs have a stronger tendency toward patriotic lyrics, but do they have to suck so bad?  

It was a fun evening, and we stuck around for almost an hour after the show ended to have a better shot at getting through traffic, which was a complete mess.  No matter, the hour we spent waiting out the traffic was also the showtime for another rock group.  

Today, we have to head back to Addison for a lunchtime picnic-style meal at Jeanne and Dave's house.  Chad, Becky and Zoey will be there, and apparently, we will all be swimming.  Cas and I are leaving from there to go to a Rangers game.  We have tickets to celebrate the 4th at the Ballpark.  They are always good for a fantastic fireworks show, and we have a pair of seats that are pretty high up.  We waited too long to buy tickets, so we got nosebleed seats, but that's okay.  We'll be closer to the fireworks show.