“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.” - John F. Kennedy

 

This weekend we got to hang out with our couple crush friends (I hope they never read this blog…) at a 4^th of July party. It was hosted by our friend’s parents at their house in France. One of the coolest things about Europe is that people actually live in real castles. This one was built in the 1500s and actually had a cement spiral staircase and everything. While we were taking the tour of the house, I was thinking that they should have really charged admission. 

 

It was an old guard’s house for the chateau that was a few houses down. Right from what is now the master bedroom balcony is also where several people were hanged. I’m pretty sure the most action our house has seen was being built in the 90’s and then the siding that was replaced two years ago.

We had a BBQ complete with hamburgers, potato salad, and other salads that were all delicious but with a little French touch. We also had wine and an apple tart for dessert. Very French American.

The highlight of the day was the watermelon game… kind of like water polo but with a watermelon. There were two teams, and the object of the game was for each team to get the watermelon up on the ledge of the other side of the pool. There were no rules. Then we ate the watermelon.

 John took inventory of the scratches on his chest yesterday. Lots of little ones but nothing serious. I think he will pull through.