I'm dreading the traffic issues around the nation's capitol this holiday weekend but it's worth it to have her home. We'll be combining a July 4th family gathering with a celebration of my daughter's return and her 21st birthday which actually occurred while she was in Oman. We may consume some wine.
Like many Americans, I spent a lot of the 4th being grateful for what we have in this country. It's not perfect in many, many ways but it's so much better than a lot of other places. I'm grateful for the people who work to keep the USA the place it is. I'm grateful that we don't have to all agree with each other and can have civil discourse about our differences. I love this country. I really enjoy watching the bald eagle that circles over our property some days.
"It has gone so far that we must now be a free, independent state or a conquered country." Abraham Clark, signer of the Declaration of Independence
I'm glad we went with the free, independent state idea.
Today, July 3rd, starts the Dog Days of summer. Lots of heat and humidity. My kind of weather though it's not for everyone. It has to improve over June when our local area had rain 23 out of 30 days. I actually had trouble with my pool's PH balance because we had so much acid rain.
Hope you have a safe and happy July 4th. If you're not in USA, be happy for us anyway. Do you have special plans for the holiday weekend? Does this holiday fill you with gratitude or is it all about the fireworks? Love or hate the Dog Days?
22 comments:
Happy fourth Susan and all Americans. Have a great weekend and enjoy having your daughter back safe and well. :-)
Hi Susan - yes happy fourth, but more importantly having your daughter home and hearing all her tales - it must have been amazing. Cheers Hilary
A very Happy Fourth, especially this year, when your family is together again.
I know you're going to be really happy to have your daughter home.
You can keep you humidity though.
Happy Fourth! No, it's not perfect, but it's best damn country in the world.
So glad you will have your daughter home today. What a wonderful experience for her. If you hadn't fought for your freedom, you would have been free by now anyway. Happy 4th to you and your family.
Have a wonderful time, Susan! I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend, avoiding hoopla and hubbub. :)
Hope you have a great weekend and get to spend lots of time with your daughter. Ugg to the heat though, outdoors fine, indoors I hate it haha
Yea that your daughter is coming home!! That time went by fast (for me at least, LOL); seems like you were just mentioning she was heading out that way. What an adventure for her and I"m sure she'll have lots to share about it over the next few days (over wine :) Happy 4th!! Heading to Phoenix to visit son/BBQ for it :)
betty
Such an exciting opportunity your daughter has had. I can understand being glad to have her home. 21 is still a pretty young age. To be 21 again is hard to imagine.
Have a great fourth.
That is going to be a grand celebration. Enjoy it!
Happy 4th of July!
I'm glad your daughter's home! That will make for a wonderful holiday. Have a great time :)
Have a happy time with your wonderful daughter. Greetings from Bhutan. With Love and prayers...
Dog Days of Summer? Heat and humidity? Tell me about it. We enjoy a subtropical climate with heat & humidity most of the year...
Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!
Enjoy the time with your daughter and the rest of your family, Susan.
I hope your daughter arrived safe and sound, and that you have a wonderful set of celebrations!
I hope your family enjoys a lovely 4th (and birthday) celebration.
Glad your daughter is home and that you get to celebrate the 4th with her. And I think you're one of the few people who like hot and humid like me! Everyone else starts complaining about the heat this time of year but not me. I love it.
So glad you're daughter's home! Happy birthday to her! But what a wonderful experience. I love how they lined the colors of their clothes up. :)
Have a great time with your family!
Hope all is happy for you.
The 4th of July is special for me too I became a grandmother for the first time.
Yvonne.
I hope she had a great time and now all of you are having a wonderful time being together.
We truly do have a lot to be thankful for. That's a great attitude to have. We often take our freedom for granted. So many people in the world do not enjoy what we freely have.
So glad to hear your daughter has made it home safe and sound! I hope you all had a wonderful 4th together. That looks like a very happy, vibrant group of students!
Sounds like you're a great mom and did a great job raising that 21 year old. Enjoy your drinks and your summer.
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