KA-BOOOOOMMM!!!

So, Happy Fourth of July, folks!  We really didn't do a whole lot for it, actually.  Usually her brother or dad have a barbecue, but they're both out of town. We just didn't have a whole lot to do,  so after church this morning we decided to take a drive. 

We headed down south on I-55 to the village of Kimmswick.  It's what you'd call a "quaint little town", I guess.  It's got a bunch of cute little knick-knack shops and soda/malt shops, and also a few little country-style restaurants.  We ate at one called the Blue Owl that we'd heard about years ago, but every time we were in the area the line was clear out the door, so we never ate there. 

We thought it was going to be the same today, because there were a bunch of people in the waiting area, but I guess they were all with the same group, so we got right in. 

Jenny and I decided to get two things and split them, so we got the fish sandwich and a BBQ beef sandwich.  Both were pretty good - nothing really all that spectacular, but we both enjoyed it pretty well.

We'd thought about going further south to Bonne Terre to see the old mines and some things like that, but we didn't feel like driving that much - especially after all of the driving we did last weekend, so we just went on home and relaxed, cleaned the house up a bit, and listened to all the POP, BANG, BOOM outside.  I sure hope it quietens down soon, but I ain't counting on that!