on FOURTHING

Yesterday was one of my favorite Fourth of July celebrations in awhile.

We went to the traditional parade in my town - which gets weirder and weirder each year. Then I made that glorious fruit situation you see up there and I felt like I was in my own little pinterest-come-to-life moment. I spent some time with my furry babies before heading out to a party with friends, and got to catch up with lots of people I like a whole lot. A little break in the day made time for a walk with the pups (the more tired they are, the less they care about fireworks..) and some face to face time with my favorite person, who is out of town as per usual. I'll tell you what though, praise the people that invented skype and facetime and the internet.

Then it was back to the party and the friends and the food and, of course, we rounded out the night with fireworks. Hope you had a spectacular little day of your own :)

on LAST MINUTE FOURTH OF JULY-ING

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If you're anything like me, today is the day when you scramble to figure out what to bring to the Fourth of July party you'll be at tomorrow. Obviously, one turns to pinterest for inspiration :)

My plan is to go the fruit route, first because I'm vegan and am therefore ensuring I can eat something.

Second, because it's really pretty, easy, fun, and fast, which are my usual cooking requirements.

The Sangria recipe (and a non-alcoholic punch version) can be found here!

For Eco-Friendly Fourth of July ideas, click here to see my post on Viesso.

And for fun, last minute easy DIY ideas, go visit Drea's post here.

Last but not least, please keep an eye on your pets! July 4th is super scary for them.

Please leave on soothing music or a tv if you'll be out

and for potato's sake, please don't bring them to parties or fireworks.

And lastly, for our furry little ones:

Happy Fourth of July!