Hangin' with the Bruno's: Thankful for our freedom (and neighbor ER doctors)

Fourth of July is a special time in Webster Groves. Our beloved little All-American town bands together as a community and puts one heck of a good time. Parties, parades and smiling faces; what's not to love?!

To top it all off, some dear friends of ours came in town to visit for the weekend. Justin, a great friend of ours from Chicago who now lives in New York came and stayed with us and one of Corey's college roommates and his super fun wife came to visit (but stayed with his sister who we successfully recruited to also live in WG!). Much of the weekend was spent poolside with a beer in hand. We also got out to dinner sans kids one night and hosted a BBQ on the 4th. It wasn't the most relaxing weekend we've ever had but it certainly was one of the most fun here in STL.

The morning for the 4th was more eventful than we had imagined. Around 9:15, Lill picked up a glass and instead of placing it back down gently, decided to drop it on the ground...shattering it into a thousand pieces. Unfortunately, one of those pieces managed to give her a pretty big cut on her leg. We applied pressure immediately but it didn't seem that the blood was stopping any time soon. Not having any idea how bad it really was or what to do in an emergency, I chose to run across the street to seek the advice of our neighbor (who happens to be an ER doctor). Just what I dreaded; she was going to need stitches. The amazing part?! "Let me see what I have upstairs, I can probably just take care of it for you now". WHAT?! I've said it before that we've lucked out in the neighbor department but this just took it to a whole new level. I'm happy to report that Lill was a champ, three stitches and a popsicle later and we were back to our regularly scheduled activities....the Webster Groves Fourth of July Parade, of course! An eventful day to say the least :-) #Merica!