In my opinion, you'd be hard pressed to find a better weekend than the one that accompanies the 4th of July. Beautiful weather, patriotism, fireworks, grilling, parties...it just has it all. And when the 4th falls in the middle of the week, it means even more time off from work for sun, sand, and surf. Thank Tebow our Founding Fathers decided not to declare independence in mid-February.
The aftermath of all that, of course, is when you're back in the office on a short week after gorging yourself on brats and all other things 'Murica, you tend to get very, very little done.