INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Happy Birthday to America!

So we had a fun day yesterday. The boys were all out selling in the morning. It was really smoky here in Virginia Beach because of the wild fires in North Carolina so the boys needed to get inside for a bit at lunch. I joined Scott and Kory for lunch and then I came home and got a little picnic ready to take to the beach with us for fireworks. Julie came over and we got everything ready and then went to get the boys. We had five people in our car. There was me and Scott, Julie and Jake (who are engaged) and Kory (who is almost engaged, but she is in Europe, she stayed with us last week). So anyway, the five of us headed down to the beach. It was totally crazy traffic and parking was a nightmare. There weren't lots that you could pay to park in, those were all full, you just had a try and find a piece of street that wasn't illegal and not already taken. So we walked down to the beach and enjoyed a little picnic snack. Jake and Julie had their suits and went swimming and Scott and I just stuck our feet in. We enjoyed watching the fireworks. They weren't the best that we've seen, but it was really cool to be watching them on the beach!

After that we fought traffic to come home and then Kory went off to bed and the rest of us watched Independence Day with some of Jake's roommates. I love the fourth of July and feel so grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy as US citizens. I'm grateful for those that have fought wars for centuries to receive and keep these freedoms. I'm grateful for those who are fighting today and for the families of those soldiers who are willing to make the sacrifice. We have a proud heritage! I'm grateful for George Washington as our first president and how he was willing to step down after being president rather than trying to make himself a king like so many others do when nations first try democracy. I am grateful for the political system that has been set up, it is far from perfect, but there are checks and balances that help to keep things working! I am proud to be an American!