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I can't believe we have to wait a-WHOLE-nother year for the 4th of July... It just comes and goes way too quickly. And I need to start prepping early for it next year. So many ideas and so little time!


Zack and I did get to try this recipe I found on Pinterest though. Well... and this recipe too. Because I wanted to eat them both :D And they were both delish!

Happy 4th!

My most favorite holiday out of the whole year!! GAHHA;SKJD;FKAJSF;!

Recentivities. Or... Festivities

I'm really really REALLY bad at blogging about recent events. It always takes me about a month before I blog about what just happened... a month ago. SO, I am now committing to quitting my foolish ways and blogging about the recentivities. Yes, I just made that word up. But go ahead I give you full permission to start using it. Recentivities.


The recentivities of the Viscomi household were as follows:


July 3:

We really wanted to go see fireworks at Crane's Roost on Sunday evening. Well, duh, easy enough right?? Well on our walk from the parking lot a bajillion miles away from where the fireworks were, I stopped and stared at the GORG sun setting in the distance, positioned myself on a little patch of grass and took the shot.




Simple?? I thought so.... Until I felt the sharpest little biting pain right on my toe. I look down and smashed a tiny little red ant with my thumb. That little ###**;akjsd;fkja;iwoeur********a;osdjf;adjsf.


I looked at Zack and he looked back at me. We all know what happened last time I got bit by a red ant.... It wasn't pretty. I shook it off and said, "Well, let's just get down there." We arrived to the bottom of the hill where the fireworks were going to go off, and we decided to take some photos of how we are reppin' Independence Day in our Philly shirts...




And suddenly my hands started burning and itching, my feet felt like they were swelling and itching and burning and pulsing all at the same time. The inside of my ears started pounding, itching and burning also. Zack took one look at me and said, "We're going back to the car."

By the time we got back to the car, the hives started appearing. The next 3 hours. Was. Miserable. We got home and Zack shoved antihistamines down my throat... A couple hours later, my face started to look like a little bit like my face again, and a little less like Jabba the Hut. I guess I'm allergic to ant bites. Cool.


July 4:

We woke up and my feet were finally starting to go back to their normal size, so we packed up and took Mona to Winter Park for their little Festival. Fun festivities :)









We had some friends over for a little BBQ (can't have the 4th of July without a bbq...)




then went downtown to Lake Eola for fireworks -- crowded, but great.





Right against the skyline of Orlando... pretty dang sweet.






Hope everyone had a wonderful, patriotic, safe holiday! Now it's back to the grind...

Happy Independence Day!

Soooo, the 4th of July is by far my most favorite Holiday EVER. What's not to love????

Parades, flags, music, hot dogs, hamburgers, red white and blue, star spangled banners, decorations, hot summer sun, BBQ's, stars and stripes, National pride, patriotic pugs, unity, fireworks... The list goes on! I don't know if it's because I'm from the city where Independence Day was started... Or if it's just because I am proud to be an American. I don't know, but I do know that it's the best day out of the year, and we the Viscomis just wanted to wish you a very happy Fourth of July!!

God bless America

Land that I love

Stand beside her, and guide her

Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies, 

To the oceans, white with foam

God bless America, My home sweet home.

4 on the 4th

Hey folks,

Sooooooo the 4th of July just passed and for all of those who don't know it's TOTALLY my favorite holiday EVER. I'm obsessed with it. So this year, in the spirit of Patriotism, we decided to go all out and have a Red, White and Blue party. And by party I mean me, Rachel, Jess Hardy & Nienk. =) It was the best of times, and it was the best of times.

No really, it was a blast. It was good quality girl time finished off with some great fireworks at the end of the night. So cheers, girls, to a fabulous time.




For some recent Zack news: He called me from Cali yaaaay! He had to use a staticky old pay phone, but hey, I'll take whatever I can. He said he's been doing really well, but it's SOOOO HOTTTTT. He drinks at least a gallon and a half of water a day. It's hard because even in the 3 or 4 hours of sleep that you get, you sweat so much that you wake up dehydrated with a headache, on barely any sleep as it is. Pray that God will give him renewed strength in those miserable conditions.

Thanks again for all your prayers, folks! We need them to keep our spirits lifted and hope in the Lord.