Independence Day and Beyond!

Happy Birthday to this GREAT COUNTRY that we are blessed to live in. We had a fabulous July 4th holiday this year, complete with delicious ribs that the hubby grilled on his new Green Egg. Happy to report that his first attempt was a complete success!!  Much more American way to spend the 4th than where we celebrated last year...in (GASP) Great Britain!

I'd also like a take this opportunity to demonstrate the PROPER way to eat meat off a bone.  (This is for all of those folks - especially my Yankee colleagues up North - who tease me every time we order chicken wings or ribs and I clean the bone).  Where I'm from, we don't leave no stinkin' meat!

You know what we did not do on the 4th?  Pack for our vacation that starts on the 5th.  That's right, we leave TODAY (in a few hours) for an 8 day trip to the British Virgin Islands.  The fact that I'm updating this post while I need to be closing my carry-on should show my dedication to our blog!  

See y'all in a week or so when I return with lovely pics of blue waters, West Indies cuisine, and relaxed-looking Sassers.  :)