July Happenings
July 4th parade The summer is flying by! Anna kicked off the month with her second summer class (Anatomy Part 2) along with a new job at Cafe Amouri. She also worked in a trip to meet up with her cousins in Massachusetts (more on that one in a minute). Theresa was busy with various volunteer activities, meeting up with friends and a road trip to Ohio with some strategic stops. Joe is very glad the month is nearly over following some bad luck and general annoyances. The month started off with July 4 festivities. The weather was unusually nice this year and Anna was persuaded to join her parents for the annual Fairfax parade. The parade is normally about 1 1/2 - 1 hour 45 minutes. This year it was just over an hour (noting lots of the ethnic groups were NOT in the parade this year). There were also several marching bands missing, including bands that usually march in the national parade. There were also far fewer Shriners this ye...