Happy Independence Day!

[ithildin]

This is one of my favourite holidays, and this year is no different. In fact, the older I get, the more I appreciate the meaning of this day. One of the reasons I'm really looking forward to the trip to Philly is to see the sights of American history I've never seen. It will be wonderful!

Stay safe, watch out for stray fireworks, and don't eat too much! I'm staying home, but I'll watch the Fourth of July concert on PBS and pretend I'm there. and I guarantee I'll cry more than once. And I'll probably sing 'Proud To Be an American' at least once out loud before the day ends, though probably after Nin's gone to work so my singing will only scare the cat! (We were testing sound equipment for the parade today at work yesterday, and I was humming the National Anthem till I fell asleep last night!) And maybe I'll walk over to the street and see if I can see the fireworks above the dunes tonight.

A bit later: I've had a few queries, and yes, the icon on this post is free to anyone who would like to use it :)

Comments

[1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com]

Lovely icon!

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) I love vintage art.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Great icon. And a happy one to you, too! :)

[robi-travels.livejournal.com]

Happy Fourth. Enjoy it. I agree it is a favorite holiday- I do not have to cook : )

Sorry could not resist. No, I agree with you the meaning of this one means tons, especially now.

Hope you get to see the Fireworks. And go you- Lee Greenwood's Proud to Be an American is a beauty.

Roberta

PS any flag icons lying around that you care to share?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

None other than the one on this post -- which you're welcome to use :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

I just watched Holby. Good show, but they taped it a bit differently it seemed. Too gloomy, although I figured it was because of Diane's funeral.

I left you a voice message on your phone.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

You did? I'll go check! I wouldn't have seen it till some point later in the week when I went to charge my phone [g]

Yeah, I think Diane's funeral set the mood.

[fkastrider.livejournal.com]

So your "business" has a float in the Monterey 4th of July parade?

And they don't have you on the float?

Whatever. This year our youngest heighed off with his friends rather than watch the parade with my folks, my daughters, and my brother (who was in town for my dad's 80th birthday).

Hope you had a good day.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

No, we do the sound for the parade.

Hope you had a good one too!