It's a gorgeous, long summer evening.  The sun is just taking its bow on the horizon.  A cool breeze is skipping over the mountains and in through my 2nd story office window.  And I feel like my feet are going to fall off.

We did a little patriotic duty this morning (aka retail therapy at the local mall).  I bought some new pans since I've been wanting to get away from my nonstick, potentially carcinogenic, cookware.  So I bought a small frying pan in the stainless steel and a larger one with the copper core/stainless steel option.  We also needed a new waffle maker and new tea kettle, so Williams Sonoma was quite happy with us.

After shopping and a bite of lunch, we decided that since our home course (the gorgeous Aliso Viejo Country Club) had very few tee times this afternoon, it was also our patriotic duty to play a little golf.  18 holes and 105 strokes later for me, Dan and I were the last two back to the clubhouse.  We gave the sunburned young cart guy a nice tip and headed home.

Now for some feet up time.  Then, if we're still awake in an hour and a half, we should be able to enjoy several fireworks shows from our back yard and balcony.  Hope all of my American friends had a wonderful 4th of July!