4th of July

Some of our friends we met during medical school in Oklahoma matched for residency in Gainsville, FL just down the road. It was so nice to have them come visit on the 4th for a day of sunning at the beach, playing in the pool, watermelon and chili dogs!

We finished up the night by heading to the beach with the rest of the population to watch the fireworks off the Jax Beach Pier.
We met up with another Mayo Resident from OU named Siam and his wife on the beach.
Going to the beach for the 4th is taking a risk. It is really fun, but stupid dangerous. Not only is everyone there for the big fireworks, they all bring their own. It is absolute chaos. Bottle rockets are shooting off in every direction. Fountains are falling all over the place shooting into the sea oats and starting fires. The police are all over the place just watching the bedlam with lackadaisical passivity.
It is way fun, but way crazy.