My wife had an overnight shift on the 3rd, unfortunately, but we went out for dinner and a movie after she got some rest. We got out of the movie just in time to catch the spectacular sight of the city's fireworks finale straight in front of us on the highway heading home. Well, I caught a little of it since the highway was nearly empty, but my wife got to watch it all 🙂.
But whoo! Brag on our families day!
I'm actually pretty lucky on my side and my wife's side. There is 1 person who takes the spotlight, though. My wife has a redneck uncle who has dealt and used drugs most of his life. He's also got a pilot's license and used to smuggle drugs out of Mexico. He's VERY sickly these days, and we suspect he has AIDS in addition to his numerous heart issues, but he has more lives than a cat. Just the stories I can remember off the top of my head:
(1) After being bitten by a rattlesnake, he kills the snake, jumps in the car with it and drives himself to the hospital, managing to make in the ER door before passing out with the dead rattlesnake in his hand. Uh...thankfully he didn't lose consciousness while on the road and kill someone else (if he had, he'd have found a way to live through it himself).
(2) Was being forced to dig his own grave in Mexico by some upset drug dealers, but escaped when a gunfight errupted.
(3) Has been the target of at least one drive-by shooting at his house, and survived several gunshot wounds over the years.
(4) While cooking one day, he notices a strong natural gas odor and decides it's not very safe in the house at the moment. He jumps out the kitchen window seconds before his house explodes.
The poor guy looks 110 but isn't even 50 yet.
