On the 4th of July, we were off to a busy start! The Spousal Unit (SU) participated in the Brockway Firecracker 10k. The SU says the field was pretty intense, but the course was scenic around the town.
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| The only police cruiser in town leading the field! You know you live in safe parts when there's only one police cruiser and it is being used to lead a 10k! |
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| The girl in the stroller was going yay the whole time. The mom may not be the fastest runner, but she has got heart. |
We enjoyed some
Sheetz coffee while the SU ran, and following the run (the SU did great! probably a personal best time for the 10k!), we went to lunch/dinner at the home of the SU's roommate's family friends (SURFF).
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| The SURFF had a really awesome garden, with wonderful and yummy looking produce, hops, and flowers! |
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| We then went to a library book sale, followed by a car show! There were many beautiful classic cars, even some ricers with absurd spoilers! I thought the folding backseats/luggage boot was a nice touch! There was also a brand new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which I would have gotten a picture of if the owners didn't seem like douche bags. |
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Later in the day, we went to the 4th of July parade!
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| The Village Voices sounded pretty good! |
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| These people really like the Preamble to the US Constitution, the Bible, and tea. |
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| Porta-Potties make modern American life possible! |
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| These guys, the Kittanning Firemens Band were genuinely awesome. Old school & playing it like it is supposed to sound. | | |
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Unfortunately, we could not stay for fireworks because it was a Monday we needed to return to the 'Burgh for the Tuesday workday (and I'm getting old and can't function on 4 hours of sleep and work 10 hours anymore). But I'd imagine it was an epic show? Like our prior visits, this visit to Brockway was awesome. Our hosts, as always were welcoming and a delight, and visiting Brockway always makes this foreigner wish he was born in the US of A (which I think is quite apropos for the 4th of July). Chalk a +1 for another Americana experience!
1 comment:
That baby was certainly much happier than I was on that first loop around the park!
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