First Annual Alley-Cue!

I get this text message on the 3rd that says I'm invited to an "Alley-Cue"on the 4th.  Leave it to my niece to come up with a cool name for what amounted to her taking over the parking lot and the alley behind her building.  Along with the downstairs neighbor, they managed to turn the lot into a block party for only their families and friends.  How the police department managed to stay away from the cars parked up and down the alley escapes me, given that there are cameras everywhere that can ticket you for parking illegally or speeding with just the click of an unseen lens.  I guess it's all in who you know, and I want to know who she knows.  But I was happy enough to be there...we had a lot of fun!

That's me in the red shirt with the super cheesy grin.

This party was BYOE----bring your own everything.  I threw some brats, buns, brownies and iced tea in a cooler and I was off!  I knew there would be sharing, so while I enjoyed a turkey burger, spaghetti, salad and fresh fruit, I have no idea what became of my contribution.  I hope someone enjoyed it.  There was plenty of  music, laughter, dancing, eating and drinking, and a few really cute star-spangled kids.  Yay!  Leave it to my niece to throw a party together in one day and have a hundred people show up.  I can't pull that off so it's nice to be on the guest list of someone who can.

Driving home on the expressway, I caught the fireworks displays of about 15 different cities and towns, finally stopping just in time to catch a grand finale.  Happy Me.  We need more holidays.