We had a great time watching fireworks and enjoying an evening picnic with our friends Ryan and Emilee. The "vegetarian question" ended up not being so bad; we bought a bunch of delicious sandwich fixings, and everyone made their own. Ciabatta bread (love it!), avocado, sprouts, red pepper, cucumbers, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce, and turkey (or not), along with a choice of spreads. My personal favorite was a little innovation of mine based on a sandwich I had at a Leaf and Bean coffee house when I was studying for my comprehensive exams with my friends: peach mayonnaise. Thoroughly mix together more or less equal parts mayonnaise and peach jam/preserves (at the Leaf n' Bean the flavor was apricot; I think the options are limitless) and chill for an hour or so before using. Delicious! I told Jeremy the taste was better for people who like a hint of sweet among their savory, which I do and he does less. Either way, though, I was happy.
Anyway, we enjoyed the picnic, and we were charmed by the fireworks show. Jeremy called them "thinking-man's fireworks," since for the first half of the show there was ample time to contemplate each individual firework before seeing the next one. But things picked up eventually. Either way, the setting was great: a picnic on the grass on the edge of Syracuse's Inner Harbor, which we're told is extremely polluted but is nonetheless quite picturesque. One of those waterfront restoration projects that so many cities try, with varying degrees of success.
The only downside to the evening was that almost nobody in the parking lot was willing to use the "zipper" approach to parking lot-emptying. One annoying young man was so preoccupied with staring us down to let us know that we would not be getting his spot that he actually rear ended the car in front of him. Whatever. Overall, it was a great night, full of that summertime magic that manages to create even better memories with the passage of time.
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