You have no idea how stuffy a barbeque can get until you've celebrated this holiday with my family and their various 'friends'. Like the chairperson of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who insisted on wearing the most obnoxious hats. Every year, a new one, and all of them uglier than the last.
Are you reading this, darling? I hope you don't think I've forgotten about that time I caught you with your skirt over your head in the gardens. I'm sure the gardener you were sharing your evening with has, because it didn't sound that memorable.
... In any case, I'm happy to say that the school will be marking the celebration with delicious food on a private stretch of beach this year, and I'm really very excited about it.