Turkey Legs, Tater Blossoms and Diet Root Beer

It's been a long time since I've experienced small-town USA ... but today, I did just that, and it was awesome. I sat under a towering tree and watched a parade. I ate a gigantic turkey leg and watched my daughter and son-in-law eat a deep-fried tater blossom. I drank two gigantic mugs of the best diet root beer I've ever tasted. I listened to two guys play guitars and sing songs I remember from my high school years. I talked to a real live horse whisperer who invited me to come ride one of his horses in the fall. It was a good day ... a really, really good day filled with laughter and love and fun.

Happy 4th of July!