Friday, July 4, 2003
Breakfast at home. Went to my sister's home in Mountain View. We brought with us an angel food cake baked in a fleur de lis bundt pan, topped with white frosting, shiny blue sugar sprinkles, and fresh red raspberries. Lani and Rob invited family and neighbors and friends to their place for a traditional barbecue. We had a great time. Jeremy and I picked lemons off the neighbor's tree. Dexter showed up as well, bringing a bottle each of white and red wines and marinated meats from Freedom Butcher or Freedom Meat Company or something like that—very delicious after Rob's perfect grilling. Rob and Lani let us take unexpected gifts from their garage: a round candle (labeled "Green Round Candle") that made Rob cough and a 6-outlet rack mount surge protector. Others who helped celebrate: Jim and Susie Uchizono with their son Christopher, neighbors Lance and Shawn with their kids Gracie and Drew. Baseball, street hockey. Jeremy had a pretend train engine built out of a giant cardboard box for Rob's new keyboard. We were gonna go to the 4th of July barbecue and Devotion at The End Up, but we ended up napping through it and eating a late dinner of BBQ leftovers at home.