Happy Birthday America

We've have it all this weekend ... Flags a flying.  Parades.  Pig a roasting.  Great weather.  Great friends.  Great food.  Say what you want about the state of the economy or the state of your bank account ... this 4th of July weekend was something to cheer about.  Forget your troubles and let your hair down.  Relax a bit.  Enjoy the goodness of the moment.  Let the kids run loose, light some sparklers, pop open a cold beer, grab a handful of Fritos and find a spot on the beach to flop.  All this is something we're all born to be good at ...  so let's get at it.

Mr. Grand Marshall and mystery celeb

Mrs. Grand Marshall and her court

Worth the wait

Us folks on the RV circuit don't need much prodding to have a party and certainly this grand weekend was no exception.  A very beautiful 190 pound pig lay in state on the portable spit.  Slow cooked for most of the day under the watchful eyes of  'porkmasters' Corky and Jerry,  she was the center of attention with a constant stream of onlookers venturing down to see what the main course looked like throughout the day.

'Porkmasters' at work

While 'miss piggy' was the center attraction, the families at the park stirred up their specialty dishes and before long the serving tables had more food on them than one could imagine.  And desserts ... did I mention desserts?  OMG this was obscene.  Some almost too pretty to eat.  Others so good you almost forgot about eating roast pig.  This is South Haven's answer to the 'horn of plenty'.  About 140 participants were very well fed.  Even had leftovers today.  But I'm probably going to pay dearly at my upcoming Weight Watcher meeting.  This will not be pretty.

I told you so

This whole shindig was orchestrated by Hal and Mary Cousins, owners of Cousins RV Park http://www.cousinssouthhaven.com here in South Haven Michigan.  Located on the 'sunshine coast' of the state this small, but very comfortable park has been our summer home for the past few summers and we really feel at home here.

So America this is where we spent the kickoff to a great summer.  We're certainly grateful to live in this country and thankful to have so many friends and experience so many of life's little pleasures.

Still livin' the dream.

Phil

ps ... The is sort of a milestone for me as well ... my 201st  blog entry.