july 4th | 365daysofmarriage

What a great July 4th! We’ve lived in the Ellicott City/Catonsville area for over two years, but we’ve never participated in the Catonsville parade and fireworks. Yesterday, we did. We decided to walk to everything since it was close enough that it made sense, and not too far that driving was required. I’m SO glad we walked! Even though it was hot, and we were sweat drenched when we got home, it was great.

We settled in on the lawn of Bret’s school for the parade. Even though we didn’t save our seats, we got a great spot….in the shade no less! There we so many great marching bands and folks in the parade. We got some cool freebies too.

The sign on this car says “Random Person(s) Picked From Parade Route – Cheer Loudly!”

After the parade, we decided to walk down to the highschool where the fireworks were taking place. We waited about 4 hours, chatted with others, enjoyed some great food from the food trucks, and all around relaxed.

I wasn’t sure what type of firework display we’d see, but friends, it was AMAZING! One of the better shows I’ve seen…..and I’ve seen some great fireworks. I only took one photo, because I wanted to actually sit back and enjoy. It was so great to do that. During the finale, you could feel the joy of the crowd – the oooos and ahhhs, the shouts of YEA! and the clapping afterwards. It was a little surreal. I thought – I am sitting with a ton of people (and I’m pretty sure there were thousands, all told on all of the various spots around the school property), and at this moment, most of them are so happy watching this cool thing. That kind of thing doesn’t happen too often.

What did you do for the 4th? Let me know below!

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I didn’t realize how much I loved this country until 9/11. The surge of patriotism made my heart swell after. As a child, I took a cross country trip, as an adult, I’ve taken four. I’ve seen so much of this country, and I love it all the more as time goes on. I watched an interview with Michelle Obama on Ellen last year, and she hit the nail on the head “I just wish everyone had the opportunity to travel the country like we have because you would feel good every day about where we live. This is the best country on earth.” I think this every time I travel. There are so many amazing people here.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776

Happy birthday, my dear home.

Denton, Maryland