LA LA LAND ARCHIVE - July 4th, 2004

This is the moment when I realized Sam was one unique guy!

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July. Ours was fun and relaxing. We spent the day by the pool and then by the evening the whole area was transformed into a giant cookout party. Looky here, the party came to us. And why wouldn't it!!?? You should have seen Sam. He was dancing like a wild man. The kids love him because he throws and flips them in the pool, and the parents are probably thrilled to have someone willing to do so. At one point someone apparently went up to the host of the party and told her that Sam was a member of some dance studio, and so the story begins:

"Does everyone want to know why Sam has all these ladies dancing with him, and why Sam is such a great dancer?" the party hostess said over the mic. "Its because Sam dances at "such and such" studios in Hollywood." The crowd cheers as Dan and I look at each other with giant question marks on our faces. "He does WHAT!!??"
No, Sam does not dance at "such and such" studios, but a whole lot of people will be doing so soon thanks to his 'awesome' moves. Someone in that crowd sure knows how to get free advertising.
So then, in all good Payerle Party fun, I go up to the hostess and say "Let's get a Limbo Line started"
Apparently that translated into Mambo line because the next thing I know I am standing on the roof of our building watching Sam lead a giant Mambo line around the pool as we wait to watch the fire works go off. Sam was nicely rewarded later with a $20 gift certificate (I'm not sure for where), but it was for "keeping the party alive!"
The fireworks were amazing. We could see four different shows going on at once from the roof of our apartment! We watched as the fireworks descended into the the distance; the ones up close were huge and bright and we could look further and further into the distance as the other shows also went off. I loved it, but I must admit that I would be just as happy watching the Sky show in Charlotte (Lisa - wink, wink) because Charlotte really does do a beautiful job.
We grilled out which was great! I made a salad and Dan made some great hamburgers and hot dogs for everyone as well as some grilled corn on the cob (34 cents at Ralph's!!). I was thrilled to finally be able to say, "thanks Dad," as I returned all the "thanks moms" that Dan gives me on a regular basis.

Chris was in Pittsburgh for the weekend at a family gathering. It was rumored that Jimmy Buffet would be in attendance (his uncle knows people), but apparently Jimmy Buffet turned out to be just another Parrot Head who looked like the Margarittaville Man and was able to cover his songs. Oh well - I bet it was still fun.

Work is great. I'm about to go to a brainstorming meeting. Yesterday we all went to Jay Leno which was enjoyable. I hope everyone is doing well.

Love ya,
Heather