Independence Day Celebrations

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Green River Ordinance

We had to do a lot of cleaning and packing this weekend, since we are moving next weekend.  We still took out some time for fun!  On Friday, we went to Summerfest again.  Some of the bands we saw were Train, Gavin DeGraw, Shinedown, The Roots, The LoveMonkeys (really good cover band), and Lita Ford.  Train was fun in concert, even though I didn't get to hear Meet Virginia.



3rd of July fireworks on Lake Michigan

The main reason we went to Summerfest on Friday was to see the 3rd of July fireworks on the lakefront.  It was a very large and long show.  It was an hour long and we actually got a fairly good view.  No one seemed to be willing to climb the rocks all the way down to where the water was, so we were right on the water and had a very clear view.



Bagpipers

On Saturday morning, I was woken up by a loud speaker.  After waking up and getting ready, I ventured out to see what was happening.  There was a parade going on just a few feet away from our apartment (it was on the other side of the building, so I couldn't see it from the window).  It had some cool stuff including some people playing bagpipes.



Donkey and Mules Society

A llama



Donkey and Mules Society

A camel



Juggler and Stilt Walkers

And lots of jugglers and guys on unicycles.  Lots of the participants were throwing candy out to the crowd and the town provided free ice cream after the parade.  I hadn't eaten breakfast yet either, so I ate tons of sugar!



4th of July fireworks in Brookfield

The firework show that night was probably the highlight of my weekend.  Paul wanted to see how close we could get to the fireworks, so we walked around the park.  We ended up finding a spot right along the fence only a couple hundred yards from where they were shooting them off.  We could actually see the mortar tubes.  That was the closest I've ever been to a community fireworks show, it was awesome.



Goodwill and Half-Priced Books pile
Besides watching firework shows, we also did some packing and got rid of lots of stuff, including a couple shelves worth of books, 25 shirts, 10 pants, 8 pairs of shoes, 4 coats, 3 dresses, and lots of other odds and ends of miscellaneous items.  Paul also gave away some of his excess computer parts and sold his old xbox on craigslist.  Yay for less clutter and less to move!

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Some of the Brookfield Fireworks Show