Celebrating the 4th

To celebrate the 4th of July we headed into Boston. After dropping off Abby at Doggy Day Care which was totally traumatic, we headed off on our road trip. We had found a place in Augusta, Ga that was awesome for boarding the pup. I thought I had found a place here that I liked, but that opinion quickly changed. The owner thought she was gods gift to dog boarding, which couldn't have been further from the truth. They didn't allow the dogs to bark and sprayed them with water bottles, in their little faces if they didn't obey or barked. So naturally I freaked out and worried about Abby all weekend. I had visions of her in a little cage getting squirted in the face. Ok, I realize that this wouldn't have killed her but still I wasnt a fan of the whole situation.Then when we got there to pick her up on Monday they had lost her freaking bone. Again, not a big deal but they could have been a little more sympathetic. So we won't be returning to that fine establishment.

Ok, that was all beside the point. We had a fabulous time in Boston visiting with the brother and sister-in-law.We got in late Saturday night and enjoyed some dinner, a case of beer, and watched some "East Bound and Down" compliments of our Netflix. Sunday we got up and headed over to Fenway to watch the Red Sox lose. Yes, I typed that correctly. It was still fun though, and very patriotic. After enjoying the game we walked back to the apartment, all 28988 miles. Ok, it wasnt that far but it was far enough that we had to stop at a gas station to rehydrate. We showered, repacked and headed out to watch fireworks and listen to the Boston Pops. We got there early enough to get good seats and thank goodness because it got really busy really quickly. Soon enough we were surrounded by japanese tourists (all wearing matching bright yellow t-shirts) and all sorts of other people who wern't speaking english. After another case of beer and some mexican takeout this irony struck me. Here we are on the 4th of July surrounded by people who may or maynot be legal residents. but, whatever....The fireworks were awesome and we had a good time. We packed up and walked back home another 938498 miles, again stopping to rehydrate, lindsey read some magazines and I got some snowcaps. We got up early the next day to go pick up the dog, because I was convinced she was traped in a cage getting squirted in the face...Her face was wet when we picked her up. As soon as I find the other camera Ill get to the posting about paddling down the river, lost, with a dog, in an inflatable kayak.