Surf City USA 4th of July


Jeremy and I realized that both of us have spent 4th of July in a different place for the past 7 years! Highlights include Provo, Thailand, Colorado, Sacramento, middle of nowhere in Texas, Minnesota, and now Huntington Beach!!

We were totally pimpn' for this year's fourth. We rode with our new friends, Steve and Crystal, on beach cruisers all around town, including to the parade on Main Street. This main street is not the typical old fogey kind of main street with stores that have been the same since 1922. This main street is the hippest part of Surf City USA. Ritzy restaurants, cool clubs, and sheik shopping.

And then there's the fancy, brand new beach houses to go with it. All the porches are in the front yard, and each house is 6 inches apart from the next one. Every yard and porch is adorned with palm trees, exotic flowers and 4th decorations. It's a very social, patriotic, tropical feeling! We loved being able to call ourselves "locals."

The fireworks were enjoyed in the sand next to the Huntington Beach Pier. Talk about the place to be! Lights, food stands, glowsticks, kids, drunk people. People making out, people passed out, and people grossed out. It was a great adventure.

Click on our Surf City 4th of July Slideshow to see our pictures in more detail!

Comments

Chelsea said…
How awesome! Gosh, I love it! Glad to hear you had such a great fourth.
July 9, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Dawn said…
We thought of you this 4th. We were not in town, but we remember the frisbee before and the fireflies.

Brett told me that the chili masters isn't out yet and will be out soon. I look forward to trying it.
July 15, 2008 at 6:46 PM

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