After many days of back-to-back rain, the sun is back here in Albany, and it showed up just in time for 4th of July festivities! For those of you who weren't in the Upstate area this past weekend, take my word for it-it was fantastic! With little humidity, abundant sunshine, and lots of wind to whip the American flags around, it was the sort of weather that is hard to beat on such a special, outdoorsy day.
Before I made it to the weekend, however, it was time for a little treat of my own. The lease for my apartment in White Plains began on July 1, and so I had the chance to look around a bit. While I will post more photos later, here are a couple to give a glimpse into the freshly-renovated apartment that I will get to call home for two years!
Before I move back to White Plains for law school, though, I have plenty of time to enjoy summer, and that's exactly what I got to do this past weekend! With visits from my uncle (from France!), my grandparents (from Pennsylvania), my mom's cousin (from Beacon, NY) and Charlotte (from Vermont), we managed to pull in people from all directions. It was truly a wonderful time. We baked a cake, burned through 12 boxes of sparklers, ate lots, laughed a good deal, went swimming in a lake, and generally did what people should do over a 4th of July holiday.
The highlight was a trip to the annual Steamboat Meet in Waterford, NY with my Uncle Steve, Kevin, and Charlotte. For those of you not familiar with the Albany area, Waterford is a gorgeous town about 10 miles north of downtown Albany, located at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers. However, people came along and built the Champlain Canal (taking boats to Lake Champlain) and Erie Canal (taking boats to the Great Lakes) through the town, as well. As a result, this tiny village is now a bit of a boating haven in the middle of Upstate New York, and the harbor serves as a sort of crossroads for all the different waterways. This weekend, it was bustling as steam-powered launches from around the East Coast puttered around the harbor while larger vessels traversing the canals passed by. We even had the chance to chat with a duo sailing back to Ontario from the Turks & Caicos Islands! In short, it is an amazing little town, they put on a nice fireworks display, and we had a great time!
However, one thing that was not overly abundant this past weekend was sleep, and so you may notice that this blog post is a bit shorter than its predecessors. The details will follow, but in the meantime, enjoy summer!
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