Scratch the fireworks

Was all excited for fireworks (I'm usually the only one that is for some reason). Drove all the way down to the lake...saw the crazy number of cars and people trying to get there (with the strike it's the only show in town)...and had a flashback to last year: the show was great, but afterwards, it took THREE HOURS to drive what is normally a less than 10-min drive home. All the while with an 8-year old who felt sick and had to pee. Got home to a husband who thought we'd been kidnapped and was not in good spirits. Decided I'm not doing that again. Bummer.