I love this holiday! We started off our morning with red&blue pancakes. Lance reminded me that I forgot the white, but I thought the plate counted. Thanks to Linda we had a festive table cloth to help us celebrate. We decided to go out to a great American neighborhood grill, Applebees for lunch. You've got to try their Aloha Burger and their Quesadilla Burger. We then went to an afternoon movie. That night we watched the D.C. fireworks show, there were some great performances and it was fun to reminisce about past Independence Days. Reading Ashley's comments on 4th of July in Argentina reminded me of my 4th of July experience in Thailand. This is what I wrote in my journal that day about why I love America.
"I am grateful for .............America the Beautiful. I am grateful to be a citizen of a land that encourages personal growth, creativity, equality, women's rights. To be a citizen of a country that cares about education and service in the communities. A country that was established under the guidance of God. To come from a home where the mother's opinion is equally valued as the fathers. To have a home that has carpet, air conditioning throughout the entire house, flushing toilets, hot water out of every faucet. Knowing that you can drink out of the sink and not get a parasite."
We are blessed to have what we do.
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I miss you guys...mostly because I were moving and Lance was always such good slave labor help...
Those are all wonderful things to be grateful for! I also want to know how you are enjoy Les Mis. My mom has read the book and loved it. I have seen the musical three times and have always wanted to read the book. Maybe you could do a book review??? :)
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