Well this is certainly weird. Mark being on the UK holiday schedule, working on July 4th and us not being home to be at the Zieger-family-picnic. This will be only the second time I've missed my family picnic. It's been held every year at my aunt's for 30-some odd years. It's like a mini reunion every year and the only time I ever see parts of my extended family (on my dad's side, never mind how even less I see family from my mom's side). It's something I always look forward to, the all day volleyball even in the rain, the catching up, the bonfire and eating too much. Missing it is just making me feel a little blue and home sick. Ah well. Mark and I do plan to cook out tonight and hunt down some fireworks to set them off on the hill near our house. It's been raining off and on all day so it'll be muddy in the finest of traditions :)