I highly recommend celebrating the Forth of July in another country. There were no fireworks, there was no parade, there was (sadly) no cookout, there was not even electricity, and there was no celebration.
What exactly did we do on the Forth?
*Amber and I spent 1.5 hours walking through the town with Baby Carlitos in the stoller, shopping for two things: cinnamon and bananas. Apparently, every store in the town was out both ingredients…all at the same time.
*We read for a couple hours, during the 9 hours which we were without electricity.
*We made some water balloons to surprise Nanito and Hilda when they returned home from work.
*We helped cook dinner which was a mixing pot full of the leftovers (chicken, rice, beans, tomatoes, and a can of corn). It was actually our best concoction yet: the Nicaraguan.
*We curled up on the kingsize bed in Nohemi’s room and watched the movie, The Mask of Zorro, which might be on my Top 10 list now of favorites.
Amber and I talked for two weeks prior to the Forth with our family here about the huge party we were going to have with fireworks of our own and decorations They didn’t seem too interested, because they have become accustomed to going along with whatever crazy ideas we have for entertainment. When the day finally came however, half of the family was out of town working and our plans all went down the drain. We gave up on all of our original plans and just went through the day as if it were any other.
I had never thought much about the Forth of July and its purpose until I did not have a “Forth of July.” It was humbling to realize that people outside the United States don’t really care that much about what we’ve accomplished. It is a great day to remember how our country got to be where it is today and to honor those who gave their all for our country, but to me, it was a greater day when the traditions and the hurrah were stripped away.
What exactly did we do on the Forth?
*Amber and I spent 1.5 hours walking through the town with Baby Carlitos in the stoller, shopping for two things: cinnamon and bananas. Apparently, every store in the town was out both ingredients…all at the same time.
*We read for a couple hours, during the 9 hours which we were without electricity.
*We made some water balloons to surprise Nanito and Hilda when they returned home from work.
*We helped cook dinner which was a mixing pot full of the leftovers (chicken, rice, beans, tomatoes, and a can of corn). It was actually our best concoction yet: the Nicaraguan.
*We curled up on the kingsize bed in Nohemi’s room and watched the movie, The Mask of Zorro, which might be on my Top 10 list now of favorites.
Amber and I talked for two weeks prior to the Forth with our family here about the huge party we were going to have with fireworks of our own and decorations They didn’t seem too interested, because they have become accustomed to going along with whatever crazy ideas we have for entertainment. When the day finally came however, half of the family was out of town working and our plans all went down the drain. We gave up on all of our original plans and just went through the day as if it were any other.
I had never thought much about the Forth of July and its purpose until I did not have a “Forth of July.” It was humbling to realize that people outside the United States don’t really care that much about what we’ve accomplished. It is a great day to remember how our country got to be where it is today and to honor those who gave their all for our country, but to me, it was a greater day when the traditions and the hurrah were stripped away.
2 comments:
Sounds like you had a blast! Hope you're still having fun!
Have a great day and a great week!
GOD BLESS
-DMJ
here, I'm leaving you a message in code: O.K. time fore ewe 2 come bak home. NOW. b-kuz eye am sad w/o ewe. Eye hav NO 1 to pik on. Eye miss ewe. Butt eye hoe+p ewe r stil having a grate t[eye]me. Eye m still praying 4 ewe, and Eye know that GOD is showing ewe sum incredible things.
-Marty
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