July 4th

I hope you had a great July 4th!  We certainly did!  I think that Independence Day is my 2nd favorite holiday (behind Christmas of course) - I just love fireworks, cookouts, friends, family, and summer (and I'm a social studies teacher...)!

We went to a friends' house for a Fish Fry/Cookout and we had a great time!

My best friend, Amanda made two July 4th Pinterest platters and they turned out excellent!

For the strawberries, she used almond bark instead of white chocolate because it's easier to work with and they were seriously delicious!  Both platters are definitely worth doing again!  I made baked macaroni and cheese - one of my personal favorites - and we had corn, fish, shrimp, hot dogs, slaw, hush puppies, baked beans, pasta salad, and lots of desserts (and probably some other stuff that I left out).  We played cornhole and hung out with friends and family all evening!  It was a perfect July 4th!