Red, White and Blue

   

  In the land of the free, and the home of the brave...

                        I know I am late, but let's take a moment to talk about the 4th of July. This past Thursday was Independence Day. It was the birthday of our country. It was not the birthday of the colonies. Nor was it the anniversary of the creation of our country. However, it was the anniversary of the start of America as we know it. Or at least, as it was originally intended to be. On July 4th in the year 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted in our country. It declared us free of the rule of Great Britain. Hence why it is called Independence Day. Many people proudly wear red white and blue in honor of the flag. It is yet another day for picnics and parties.

                       This past 4th of July, I personally worked. There were many cookouts though, and people had large parties. I was invited to a beach party, there was a block party in my neighborhood, and many people went away for a weekend. It has been extremely hot here in the city, so I imagine many people traveled to beaches or parks to be in fresh air or water. Or, if you were in New York, you probably lined up along the Hudson early in order to wait for the fireworks display. Every year Macy's puts on the largest fireworks display in the country. Three barges head out into the middle of the Hudson river and set off almost 50,000 fireworks. It can be seen all the way at the bottom of Brooklyn and probably up into the Bronx. 

             

     Although I was working, I was as festive as I could be. I wore my red, white and blue silly bands. There were even New York Yankee silly bands which is a team from the American past time. I also painted my nails red white and blue. And I even wore white eye shadow with blue eye liner. My shirt was red too. I wrote with red and blue pens and tried to sell the red and blue drinks we are offering this month. (yes, I am a waitress). Were you festive? Did you wear any of the colors, or watch fireworks? Did you go to a picnic? All in all, I'd say it was a good Independence Day. The weather was nice, and all the people I knew had a good day. So Happy Belated Birthday America, and Happy Belated Independence Day to all of you.