the fourth, on the fifth

so it was supposed to rain on our parade yesterday. it did not. it was beautiful and sunny. i'm sporting a fabulous sun burn as proof. i bet erin didn't realize she was picking up an indiana tomato at the airport this afternoon. :) yeah, sunburn. woo.


for those of you who missed the parade, here's max chillin' in the back of the mustang getting ready to start down the parade route. i say "chillin'" because it's funny. that suit is so stinkin' hot it was drenched in sweat by the end. drenched. as in, you could take the fat suit & wring it out to make puddles on the asphalt.


and here's us a-comin' down the street. i saw a few people i knew - aunt diane (not my aunt diane, but becca's aunt diane), kris & family, julie & family, kathy. i'm pretty sure i saw at least two people i graduated with. actually, i'm pretty sure i handed millionaire money to a gal i graduated with. don't know if she knew who i was, and i'm okay with that.


we went straight from the parade to the railcats game. the weather was still beautiful. this is max leaving the field after throwing out the first pitch. i didn't get to see it, but i hear he made it across home plate. barely.


not a bad fireworks display after the game. we had a suite at the ballpark, so we had pretty sweet seats for watching the show. and, of course, i always have to try and get photos of the fireworks.


and then the good weather ended. seriously, it had been beautiful ALL DAY for us. as soon as the fireworks ended & our job was done - it started pouring. it looks like snow in the stadium lights, but it was rain. a lot of rain.

i hope you guys had a happy w3. i'm off to texas in about 90 minutes. i did, indeed, get everything fit into a carry on bag. i even checked the ata website to be sure the suitcase i think should be considered a "carry on bag" really is the correct size. so now to shower, contemplate more aloe on the sunburn and be on my way. talk with you next week!