A perfect week of the 4th of July

This week was the best, most exhausting week of the year... or maybe even of the past 5 years...

What seemed like hundreds of my friends and family came into town to celebrate.  Really, there's no other way to celebrate the 4th of July than at the beach with all your closest friends. 

The week stretched out into one big party that consisted of laying on the beach during the day...

napping in the afternoon...

 

grilling in the early evening... 

 and finally dancing the nights away...

To top it all off, my brother proposed to his now fiance finishing off the week with a bang...

Now it's time to hang out, relax and enjoy my last week of vacation in the U.S...