memorial day, remembrance of those who died in our nation's service

my posts are getting a little out of order. sorry for that.

memorial day is a holiday celebrated in the united states to honor our nation's soldiers who have died in all of our history's wars while serving in the armed forces, those who have fought for our freedom.  i have 3 brothers and sisters who have served, or are serving our great country so it is great that we recognize them and thank them for all they do.  Photo cred: http://www.artessen.com/posts/170432/b912.html

like many other u.s. holidays have taken a double meaning, memorial day is no different.  memorial day, celebrated the last monday of may marks the beginning of summer!  many people barbecue, take a three-day holiday vacay to the mountains or enjoy the nice weather.

andrew and i kept it low-key and stayed around our area.  weather was none too impressive which prevented us from tackling some of the things we had originally planned. saturday we hosted friends sarah and dave for a bbq and pool time.  the entire morning was nice and then when they got there, the winds kicked in and the sun went away.  oh well the food made up for that.  we had grilled bbq-chicken, hot dogs, fruit, chips, and the list goes on. unfortunately again no pics of the delicious spread. (i need to get better at that!)
Photo cred: http://tumblr.sixfifty.co.uk/post/4420050905/barbecue-sausages-taken-with-instagram

later that night andrew, sarah and i headed to the rockies vs. cardinals game at coors field.  we scored some awesome seats from sarah's company!  the weather held out until the very end of the game when it started to rain, but even if it had during the game we would would have been covered, thank goodness.  later that night we headed out in denver to the rio for drinks.  let's just say it made for an interesting evening.

the rest of the weekend was spent outside and relaxin'! (photo taken from my patio) hope everyone was able to enjoy their holiday!