I have this whole guilt thing that happens when I go more than two days without posting. It's sort of like forgetting to feed your goldfish and coming in to see the poor thing floating on the surface. That's what I think will happen to my blog if I don't feed it regularly. Weird?

Anyway, even though it's been more than two days, I don't feel guilty today because I've just spent the last four days with my parents (and brother and sisters and my two great nephews) celebrating the 4th of July and my mom and dad's wedding anniversary. It's about a five and a half hour drive for me to get from my house to my parent's house in Northern Virginia. But on a holiday weekend it's usually a seven or eight hour drive (I made it just over six this time.) So it works out to two days of travel and two days of visit. Which sucks. I'm flying next time.

So Friday morning was spent getting ready for my parent's 45th wedding anniversary party on Saturday the 5th - my dad says at some point every year "I just wanted one more day of independence" and funny thing is I laugh with him every time I hear it - and Friday afternoon on the west lawn of the Capitol. It was nice - especially since my sister knows someone who hooks us up with Friends of the National Symphony passes. It's SO nice. And Barry Bostwick does a good job but I could have done without Dolly Parton's version of "When Johnnie comes Marching Home" - am I crazy or is that a Confederate Civil War song? The only thing missing was a Confederate flag and a salute to Strom Thurmond.

The day of my parent's anniversary party was unbelievably hot and humid - alright, not unbelievable if you've spent any time in the DC area. But it was great to spend time with my family and with friends that I hadn't seen in many years.