Fourth of July - and Independence from Parking Fees

Laurie and Mike at the concert
Mike, the McCalls and the Poosers
Enjoying an adult beverage -- and some strained peas -- at the concert
Samia and Conor
Dinner at Rico's

(note the very patriotic toothpick bar-drink flag in stuck in my hat...

a great fashion idea after a couple of margaritas and sangria in the warm sunshine)

We spent the Fourth of July in Ketchum. On July 3, we met Logan Smyser and her friend, who are both working in Sun Valley this summer, for dinner at the Roosevelt. After dinner, Mike and I ended up playing cards with the Keens until midnight. Instead of driving home that night, we took a cab. We were watching the local access cable show the next morning, and they were setting up for all of the Fourth of July festivities, including the Reckless Kelly concert downtown Ketchum. While they were interviewing the fire chief about fireworks and fire safety, we see my car...with a man standing next to it. It sort of looks like they are towing my car, but we cannot tell for sure. The three of us put on our running gear, and run into Ketchum from Elkhorn...and sure enough, no car. We call the towing company, but they have no record of my car. We head over to the police station, which is, of course, closed for the holiday. Finally, we see a community officer patrolling on her mountain bike. She calls a police officer, who knows exactly where our car is...just "reolcated" 2 blocks south of where we had parked it so the City could begin setting up for the concert. And the best part: we weren't even charged a towing fee! Here's a little tip for you if you're planning to spend any time in Sun Valley: if your car gets towed and you tell them that you had a little too much to drink the night before, they will waive the towing fee. There you go: my public service announcement for the day.

After the run, we had brunch back at the condo, sat in the sun on the deck, and took naps to get ready for a long afternoon of festivities. The Malmens were nice enough to invite us over for Fourth of July cocktails on Friday afternoon. Then, we walked downtown to the Reckless Kelly show with Samia and James and baby Conor. Afterwards, we hit Rico's, a local pizza place that we really like. Even after our midday naps, we were still in bed before the fireworks! Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July!