Day 18: Baby, You're a Firework

There's nothing quite like BBQs and fireworks for the 4th of July!

While celebrating the high school graduation of 4 cousins with a huge BBQ (congrats Tina, Danielle, MJ, and Bri!), I was invited to watch fireworks over Hartford from an apartment rooftop. I've seen fireworks from sitting in the grass and standing on the sidewalk, but never from a rooftop! After a fun-filled day of playing football and blowing bubbles with 3 year olds, and sharing laughs with some of the world's greatest cousins ever, I decided to take my friend up on his offer to watch fireworks in Hartford.

So, we met up in downtown, and I asked him to parallel park my car for me (I know, it's another thing I'll have to learn during my 60 Days). Now, it wasn't until I was in the passenger seat of my car, that I realized no one but me has driven Vivi before. I nearly had a heart attack when my friend made a K-turn in the middle of a busy Hartford street. Luckily, we were able to find a parking spot. We met up with a few more of his friends, grabbed some drinks, and headed to the apartment rooftop for the show. I climbed a ridiculously tall ladder in a maxi dress without difficulty to get to the top of the roof. We were able to see a good part of the fireworks show... and, although it wasn't the best fireworks show I'd ever seen, I had an awesome time!