Did
Discover that the Jacob Riis beach is way better than Coney Island
Spend 5 hours laying in the sand and jumping waves in the ocean
Get pretty awesomely sunburned
Fall asleep waiting for dinner to be delivered
Watch a pretty good movie
Affirm that clandestine fireworks are better

Didn't
Even think to invite people to come with us
Worry about paleo purity
Grill anything
Do anything remotely patriotic
Have a bad time even a little bit