I'm freezing. Unusual statement for 90 degree days in summer, I know, but I'm sitting in a room with the air conditioning full blast wishing I had a sweatshirt.

And I want to wish everyone a happy fourth of July! I know I'm a little late....like more than a week late....but people are still setting off fireworks near my house, so I figure the holiday mood hasn't expired quite yet.

My family drove to Lancaster Pennsylvania for the weekend of a fourth to visit with our big Italian family out there. Every fourth, my mother's cousins host a huge party, and every fourth we drive the nine hours or so in order to attend.

Food is a big part of these parties. It seems like we never actually sit down for a meal, but just are constantly eating all day and night long. And I'm not complaining one bit...although I'm pretty sure I'd gain quite a few pounds if I stayed out there for longer than a weekend...

During our trip we also visited Longwood Gardens, aka a horticulturalist's dream garden. I did take lots of pictures with my mom's camera (due to my lack of one. Mine now rests at the bottom of a lake in Oregon...), and will attempt to upload some pending the finding of the cord needed to download them...