Up! Up!

Well it was not quite the movie (which I have not seen yet) but on Friday the 14^th we attended the Highland Village 22^nd annual balloon festival.   We met up with the Lantz’s and Bendar’s (otherwise known as Andrew’s friends and their parents) to check out the sights.

It was a beautiful evening with the temperature in the low 90’s and a cool breeze, amazing what a decade in Texas will get you to consider “cool”.  The event was very nice with some food from Steak Kabobs to Ice Cream and Adult beverages.  I had to ensure I did my part to support the local Lions club and sample a number of the items on the menu.

The nice thing about this event is how close you are allowed to get to the balloons.  I have to admit that this was my first balloon event and it maybe normal, but it was sure cool to see them close up.

We got to see some of the balloons setup, it is amazing on how small they are when they are deflated, and how quick the can be filled up and then launched.

The real show was when it got darker to see the balloon “glow” session and they lit the burners up.

It is amazing the summer is coming to a close already, baseball season is about to start and Andrew (and us) are about to get a lot more busy.

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Chris