I love the Fourth of July. I always have. The flags, the patriotism, the sun, the heat, the food, the drink, the fireworks, the family, the friends, the laughs, all of it. This year did not disappoint. I simply can’t get enough of our heat. And in tandem with a water outlet for sports and swimming, it’s a hard combo to beat.

A weekend chalk full of kayaks, planes, grilled meat, tall boys, a random Star Wars reenactment set to a fireworks, teenagers making out behind trees and Old Glory in sight everywhere you looked. Good luck 2016, you have some big shoes to fill.