4th of July 2008

Jeff's work closed down for the week of  July 4th, which allowed him a great opportunity to share his time off with our close friend Dave, Jeff's dad and Jeff's uncle Verl. Jeff herniated a disc in his upper back about a year ago and hadn't played golf since, in fear that it'd aggravate it. Given that golf is one of the guys' favorite ways to hang out, Jeff was hoping his back had been on the mend long enough to join in the game again. Sure enough it was, and they enjoyed a few games of golf and when I came home from work, we'd all eat like kings and queens. 

Enjoyment of food seems to be a #1 priority in Jeff's family (it's definitely rubbed off on me too). So, every day was planned around what the meals were going to be.  Jerry surprised us with a new ceramic mini Weber grill, which we Christened a few times during the week (and ever since!).  And, as soon as Jerry arrived, he joined me to pick up some local fresh goodies at Austin's Farmer's Market.

Jerry, Dave, Jeff and I went to see the classic Movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory shown outside at Central Market. Luckily it was a slightly cooler night to do so, and had a wonderful time eating dinner, drinking beers and watching the movie. 

For Independence Day, Jeff, Dave and I headed out to our local natural springs Barton Springs for the day. Jeff and Dave, so vain, just had to pose for a photo in their swimsuits.

That night we went to see the movie Independence Day as the featured movie for The Alamo Drafthouse's featured Master Pancake Theater (their version of a live Mystery Science Theater 2000), which was hi-lar-ious! Then, to top it off we managed to have a drink too many at The Beauty Bar while watching some great live music. Dave caught up with some old friends (see photo) - just kidding Dave! Since the photo booth wasn't working, we took it amongst ourselves to take our own photos inside. Ahh Dave, miss you already!!