i don't ever want to leave this town

7/5/12

this fourth was better than all the rest. believe it. since it was in the middle of the week we didn't have a bunch of random visitors crowding up the place and eating our food. it was just a perfect mix of hb and la people. i had about a million girls sleep at my house which really set the mood for the whole day. the only bad part was the weather but you win some you lose some. and we won everything else that day.

first of all, rory's moving and i don't want to talk about it. but we went to dinner for him on july 4th eve and it just doesn't get better than this picture.

best restaurant, nicest owner, favorite people.

this best friend is also moving and i might cry just thinking about it.

she's a patriotic beauty though. look for her at the olympics.

pedaling is for suckers. if i wasn't getting a pump from breck i was on josh's handle bars and that is the way to do it, my friends.

best float. mormon owned company.

good group.

handsome american.

babe!!!!

i made emma's patriotic angel food cupcakes. not as pretty as hers but i'm learning.

pre firework show at mel b and lisa's house.

first time personal fireworks have been legal in hb in 20 years! and people went crazzzzy.

literally, i've never seen anyone go so bananas over dinky fireworks.

unpictured highlights:
-trying to wake all my visitors up at 6:30 to run the 5k. (got shot down- not surprised.)
-diving in the waves with brecken
-ordering pizza with the girls and going to town like we hadn't eaten in days
-snuggling on the beach with all my best friends watching fireworks.
-waking up the next day 15 minutes before i was supposed to leave for work and feeling like my eyes were swollen shut. best part for sure.